Malta vs Spain: Strong Civil Society Index

Malta

0.93

in 2025

Spain

0.941

in 2025

Malta rank

16th

Spain rank

14th

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Malta
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.941 against 0.93 in Malta, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 176 regions.

Individual pages

Strong Civil Society Index in Malta
Strong Civil Society Index in Spain
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).