Malta vs Tuvalu: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Malta |
| 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 Tuvalu?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Tuvalu?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tuvalu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Tuvalu rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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).