Malta vs North Macedonia: Democracy
Malta
4
in 2025
North Macedonia
4
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
North Macedonia rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Malta
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4 against 4 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and North Macedonia ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 | 1.89 | 2.78 | Malta |
| 2000s | 4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | Malta |
| 2010s | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Malta |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malta or North Macedonia?
- Malta, at 4 against 4 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malta and North Macedonia rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 17th and North Macedonia 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).