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.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Malta

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Malta
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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.

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

28 Austria 0.933 compare
29 Lithuania 0.932 compare
29 Uruguay 0.932 compare
32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.911 compare
33 Barbados 0.906 compare
34 Canada 0.905 compare
34 Croatia 0.905 compare
34 Greece 0.905 compare

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More reference data data for Malta

Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Free country 2 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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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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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.