Brazil vs Malta: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Malta
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
32nd
Malta rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Malta
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Malta |
| 1950s | 3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | Malta |
| 1960s | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Malta |
| 1970s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Malta |
| 1980s | 4 | 6 | 2 | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6 | 0.9 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 7 | 0.8333 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Malta?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Malta?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malta rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.