Iceland vs Malta: Democracy
Iceland
7
in 2025
Malta
7
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 7 against 7 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1850s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Iceland |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.9 | 2 | 0.9 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 7 | 1.6 | 5.4 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 7 | 6.1 | 0.9 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 7 against 7 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iceland and Malta?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for democracy?
- Iceland 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).