Malta vs Samoa: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Samoa
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 8 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 2 | 1.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 2 | 4.1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Malta |
| 1970s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Malta |
| 1980s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Malta |
| 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 Samoa?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Samoa?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Samoa 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).