Malta vs Norway: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Malta
0.34 Number
in 2025
Norway
0.12 Number
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Norway rank
20th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.34 Number against 0.12 Number in Norway, a difference of 0.22 Number.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th of 32 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.79 Number | 0.79 Number | 3 Number | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.22 Number | 1.02 Number | 1.2 Number | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4317 Number | 0.2333 Number | 0.1983 Number | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Malta or Norway?
- Malta, at 0.34 Number against 0.12 Number in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Malta and Norway?
- 0.22 Number, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Malta ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th 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.