Common Good Justifications Score in Malta
Malta: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, common good justifications score in Malta stood at 1.81. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Malta peaked at 1.81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1900.
That places Malta 21st out of 175 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 0.8 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.28 | 1.81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Malta?
- Common good justifications score in Malta was 1.81 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 2021.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for common good justifications score?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 175 regions with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.