Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta

Malta: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.899 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.899
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.903
in 2022
All-time low
0.326
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.899 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Malta peaked at 0.903 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.326, in 1900.

That places Malta 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta, 1900 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1900 0.326 —
1901 0.326 +0.0%
1902 0.326 +0.0%
1903 0.326 +0.0%
1904 0.326 +0.0%
1905 0.326 +0.0%
1906 0.326 +0.0%
1907 0.326 +0.0%
1908 0.326 +0.0%
1909 0.326 +0.0%
1910 0.326 +0.0%
1911 0.326 +0.0%
1912 0.326 +0.0%
1913 0.326 +0.0%
1914 0.326 +0.0%
1915 0.326 +0.0%
1916 0.326 +0.0%
1917 0.326 +0.0%
1918 0.326 +0.0%
1919 0.326 +0.0%
1920 0.326 +0.0%
1921 0.326 +0.0%
1922 0.452 +38.7%
1923 0.452 +0.0%
1924 0.452 +0.0%
1925 0.452 +0.0%
1926 0.452 +0.0%
1927 0.473 +4.6%
1928 0.473 +0.0%
1929 0.473 +0.0%
1930 0.473 +0.0%
1931 0.473 +0.0%
1932 0.473 +0.0%
1933 0.473 +0.0%
1934 0.473 +0.0%
1935 0.473 +0.0%
1936 0.473 +0.0%
1937 0.473 +0.0%
1938 0.473 +0.0%
1939 0.473 +0.0%
1940 0.488 +3.2%
1941 0.488 +0.0%
1942 0.488 +0.0%
1943 0.488 +0.0%
1944 0.488 +0.0%
1945 0.49 +0.4%
1946 0.49 +0.0%
1947 0.557 +13.7%
1948 0.61 +9.5%
1949 0.61 +0.0%
1950 0.657 +7.7%
1951 0.657 +0.0%
1952 0.657 +0.0%
1953 0.657 +0.0%
1954 0.657 +0.0%
1955 0.657 +0.0%
1956 0.657 +0.0%
1957 0.657 +0.0%
1958 0.657 +0.0%
1959 0.657 +0.0%
1960 0.657 +0.0%
1961 0.657 +0.0%
1962 0.657 +0.0%
1963 0.657 +0.0%
1964 0.787 +19.8%
1965 0.787 +0.0%
1966 0.787 +0.0%
1967 0.787 +0.0%
1968 0.824 +4.7%
1969 0.824 +0.0%
1970 0.824 +0.0%
1971 0.824 +0.0%
1972 0.824 +0.0%
1973 0.824 +0.0%
1974 0.824 +0.0%
1975 0.824 +0.0%
1976 0.824 +0.0%
1977 0.862 +4.6%
1978 0.862 +0.0%
1979 0.862 +0.0%
1980 0.862 +0.0%
1981 0.862 +0.0%
1982 0.862 +0.0%
1983 0.862 +0.0%
1984 0.862 +0.0%
1985 0.862 +0.0%
1986 0.862 +0.0%
1987 0.871 +1.0%
1988 0.876 +0.6%
1989 0.876 +0.0%
1990 0.876 +0.0%
1991 0.876 +0.0%
1992 0.877 +0.1%
1993 0.877 +0.0%
1994 0.877 +0.0%
1995 0.852 -2.9%
1996 0.852 +0.0%
1997 0.852 +0.0%
1998 0.852 +0.0%
1999 0.852 +0.0%
2000 0.852 +0.0%
2001 0.852 +0.0%
2002 0.852 +0.0%
2003 0.852 +0.0%
2004 0.871 +2.2%
2005 0.88 +1.0%
2006 0.88 +0.0%
2007 0.88 +0.0%
2008 0.88 +0.0%
2009 0.88 +0.0%
2010 0.882 +0.2%
2011 0.882 +0.0%
2012 0.882 +0.0%
2013 0.882 +0.0%
2014 0.882 +0.0%
2015 0.879 -0.3%
2016 0.879 +0.0%
2017 0.879 +0.0%
2018 0.879 +0.0%
2019 0.867 -1.4%
2020 0.893 +3.0%
2021 0.897 +0.4%
2022 0.903 +0.7%
2023 0.899 -0.4%
2024 0.899 +0.0%
2025 0.899 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.899 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.899 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.45, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.326 0.326 0.326 10
1910s 0.326 0.326 0.326 10
1920s 0.4331 0.326 0.473 10
1930s 0.473 0.473 0.473 10
1940s 0.5197 0.488 0.61 10
1950s 0.657 0.657 0.657 10
1960s 0.7424 0.657 0.824 10
1970s 0.8354 0.824 0.862 10
1980s 0.8657 0.862 0.876 10
1990s 0.8643 0.852 0.877 10
2000s 0.8679 0.852 0.88 10
2010s 0.8793 0.867 0.882 10
2020s 0.8983 0.893 0.903 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 9 Estonia 0.915 compare
  2. 10 Czechia 0.914 compare
  3. 11 Sweden 0.903 compare
  4. 13 Cyprus 0.898 compare
  5. 14 Netherlands 0.893 compare
  6. 15 Italy 0.889 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Malta?
Egalitarian political institutions index in Malta was 0.899 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2022.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.326 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
Malta ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.