Israel vs Malta: Democracy
Israel
4
in 2025
Malta
4
in 2025
Israel rank
17th
Malta rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Israel
- Malta
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4 against 4 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Malta ahead.
Israel ranks 17th and Malta ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Malta |
| 1950s | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | Israel |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1 | Israel |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 4 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1980s | 4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1990s | 4 | 4.7 | 0.7 | Malta |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Israel or Malta?
- Israel, at 4 against 4 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and Malta?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Malta rank globally for democracy?
- Israel ranks 17th and Malta ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).