Malta vs United States: Transparent laws
Malta
0
in 2025
United States
0
in 2025
Malta rank
44th
United States rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0 against 0 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 0 against 0 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Malta and United States?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for transparent laws?
- Malta ranks 44th and United States 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.