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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Malta

Malta: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.776
in 2023
All-time low
0.492
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Malta, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.77 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Malta peaked at 0.776 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.492, in 1900.

Malta ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.492 —
1901 0.492 +0.0%
1902 0.492 +0.0%
1903 0.492 +0.0%
1904 0.492 +0.0%
1905 0.492 +0.0%
1906 0.492 +0.0%
1907 0.492 +0.0%
1908 0.492 +0.0%
1909 0.492 +0.0%
1910 0.492 +0.0%
1911 0.492 +0.0%
1912 0.492 +0.0%
1913 0.492 +0.0%
1914 0.492 +0.0%
1915 0.492 +0.0%
1916 0.492 +0.0%
1917 0.492 +0.0%
1918 0.492 +0.0%
1919 0.492 +0.0%
1920 0.492 +0.0%
1921 0.52 +5.7%
1922 0.724 +39.2%
1923 0.724 +0.0%
1924 0.724 +0.0%
1925 0.724 +0.0%
1926 0.724 +0.0%
1927 0.724 +0.0%
1928 0.724 +0.0%
1929 0.724 +0.0%
1930 0.544 -24.9%
1931 0.509 -6.4%
1932 0.509 +0.0%
1933 0.725 +42.4%
1934 0.509 -29.8%
1935 0.509 +0.0%
1936 0.509 +0.0%
1937 0.509 +0.0%
1938 0.509 +0.0%
1939 0.509 +0.0%
1940 0.509 +0.0%
1941 0.509 +0.0%
1942 0.509 +0.0%
1943 0.509 +0.0%
1944 0.509 +0.0%
1945 0.509 +0.0%
1946 0.509 +0.0%
1947 0.545 +7.1%
1948 0.73 +33.9%
1949 0.73 +0.0%
1950 0.73 +0.0%
1951 0.73 +0.0%
1952 0.73 +0.0%
1953 0.73 +0.0%
1954 0.73 +0.0%
1955 0.73 +0.0%
1956 0.73 +0.0%
1957 0.73 +0.0%
1958 0.73 +0.0%
1959 0.516 -29.3%
1960 0.516 +0.0%
1961 0.516 +0.0%
1962 0.516 +0.0%
1963 0.73 +41.5%
1964 0.716 -1.9%
1965 0.71 -0.8%
1966 0.71 +0.0%
1967 0.705 -0.7%
1968 0.705 +0.0%
1969 0.705 +0.0%
1970 0.705 +0.0%
1971 0.69 -2.1%
1972 0.69 +0.0%
1973 0.69 +0.0%
1974 0.69 +0.0%
1975 0.69 +0.0%
1976 0.69 +0.0%
1977 0.69 +0.0%
1978 0.69 +0.0%
1979 0.69 +0.0%
1980 0.69 +0.0%
1981 0.69 +0.0%
1982 0.69 +0.0%
1983 0.69 +0.0%
1984 0.69 +0.0%
1985 0.69 +0.0%
1986 0.697 +1.0%
1987 0.706 +1.3%
1988 0.725 +2.7%
1989 0.725 +0.0%
1990 0.725 +0.0%
1991 0.725 +0.0%
1992 0.725 +0.0%
1993 0.725 +0.0%
1994 0.725 +0.0%
1995 0.725 +0.0%
1996 0.725 +0.0%
1997 0.725 +0.0%
1998 0.725 +0.0%
1999 0.725 +0.0%
2000 0.725 +0.0%
2001 0.725 +0.0%
2002 0.725 +0.0%
2003 0.725 +0.0%
2004 0.725 +0.0%
2005 0.725 +0.0%
2006 0.725 +0.0%
2007 0.725 +0.0%
2008 0.725 +0.0%
2009 0.725 +0.0%
2010 0.725 +0.0%
2011 0.725 +0.0%
2012 0.725 +0.0%
2013 0.718 -1.0%
2014 0.718 +0.0%
2015 0.713 -0.7%
2016 0.698 -2.1%
2017 0.692 -0.9%
2018 0.689 -0.4%
2019 0.702 +1.9%
2020 0.767 +9.3%
2021 0.769 +0.3%
2022 0.767 -0.3%
2023 0.776 +1.2%
2024 0.77 -0.8%
2025 0.77 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.77 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1910s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1920s 0.6804 0.492 0.724 10
1930s 0.5341 0.509 0.725 10
1940s 0.5568 0.509 0.73 10
1950s 0.7086 0.516 0.73 10
1960s 0.6529 0.516 0.73 10
1970s 0.6915 0.69 0.705 10
1980s 0.6993 0.69 0.725 10
1990s 0.725 0.725 0.725 10
2000s 0.725 0.725 0.725 10
2010s 0.7105 0.689 0.725 10
2020s 0.7698 0.767 0.776 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 55 Suriname 0.784 compare
  2. 56 Papua New Guinea 0.775 compare
  3. 57 Panama 0.773 compare
  4. 58 Montenegro 0.77 compare
  5. 60 Kenya 0.767 compare
  6. 60 Singapore 0.767 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Malta?
Liberal political institutions index in Malta was 0.77 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.776 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.492 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for liberal political institutions index?
Malta ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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