Finland vs Malta: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Finland
0.37 Number
in 2025
Malta
0.34 Number
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
Malta rank
17th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Finland
- Malta
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.37 Number against 0.34 Number in Malta, a difference of 0.03 Number.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and Malta ranks 17th of 32 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 Number | 3.79 Number | 3.64 Number | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.428 Number | 2.22 Number | 1.79 Number | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.2433 Number | 0.4317 Number | 0.1883 Number | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Finland or Malta?
- Finland, at 0.37 Number against 0.34 Number in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Finland and Malta?
- 0.03 Number, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malta?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Malta rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Finland ranks 15th and Malta ranks 17th of 32 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.