Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Malta
Malta: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.929 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.929
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.944
in 2010
All-time low
0.771
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.929 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Malta peaked at 0.944 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.771, in 1900.
That places Malta 31st out of 176 countries 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.771 | — |
| 1901 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.828 | +7.4% |
| 1923 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.844 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.855 | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.915 | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.897 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.917 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.943 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.944 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.937 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.932 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.919 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.904 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.893 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.887 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.904 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.911 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.909 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.928 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.929 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.929 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.771 | 0.771 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.771 | 0.771 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8166 | 0.771 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.828 | 0.828 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.835 | 0.828 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.882 | 0.855 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.897 | 0.897 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9102 | 0.897 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9191 | 0.887 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9183 | 0.904 | 0.929 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Malta?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Malta was 0.929 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 2010.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.771 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.