Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Transparent laws
Malta
0
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0
in 2025
Malta rank
44th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0 against 0 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malta, at 0 against 0 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for transparent laws?
- Malta ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.