Lesotho vs Malta: Strong Civil Society Index

Lesotho

0.921

in 2025

Malta

0.93

in 2025

Lesotho rank

19th

Malta rank

16th

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Lesotho
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.93 against 0.921 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.009.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 19th and Malta ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Strong Civil Society Index in Lesotho
Strong Civil Society Index in Malta
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).