Dominican Republic vs Malta: Democracy
Dominican Republic
7
in 2025
Malta
7
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malta
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7 against 7 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Malta |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 1880s | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 1920s | 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 7 | 5.5 | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 7 | 3.3 | Malta |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 7 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Malta?
- Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Malta?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malta rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).