Germany vs Malta: Rule of Law Index
Germany
0.991
in 2025
Malta
0.83
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
Malta rank
3rd
Rule of Law Index over time
- Germany
- Malta
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.991 against 0.83 in Malta, a difference of 0.161.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8762 | 0.747 | 0.1292 | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.8643 | 0.747 | 0.1173 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.8898 | 0.747 | 0.1428 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.4284 | 0.747 | 0.3186 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.201 | 0.747 | 0.546 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.9938 | 0.846 | 0.1478 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.993 | 0.8452 | 0.1478 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9929 | 0.8077 | 0.1852 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.991 | 0.8268 | 0.1642 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Germany or Malta?
- Germany, at 0.991 against 0.83 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Germany and Malta?
- 0.161, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malta?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malta rank globally for rule of law index?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.