Malta vs Nauru: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Nauru
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Nauru
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Malta |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 1.8 | 4.3 | Malta |
| 1960s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Malta |
| 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, Malta or Nauru?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Nauru?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Nauru rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Nauru 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).