Malta vs Sweden: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Malta
0.34 Number
in 2025
Sweden
0.21 Number
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Sweden rank
18th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.34 Number against 0.21 Number in Sweden, a difference of 0.13 Number.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.79 Number | 0.81 Number | 2.98 Number | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.22 Number | 2.33 Number | 0.111 Number | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4317 Number | 0.3983 Number | 0.0333 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 Sweden?
- Malta, at 0.34 Number against 0.21 Number in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.13 Number, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Malta ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th 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.