Bulgaria vs Malta: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.15 Number
in 2025
Malta
0.34 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
21st
Malta rank
19th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.34 Number against 0.15 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.19 Number.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Malta ranks 19th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 Number | 3.79 Number | 3.75 Number | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.28 Number | 2.22 Number | 1.94 Number | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.49 Number | 0.4317 Number | 0.0583 Number | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.34 Number against 0.15 Number in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.19 Number, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Malta ranks 19th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.