Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta
Malta: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.899 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Malta, 1900–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.