Democracy in Malta
Malta: Democracy was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Malta peaked at 7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
Malta ranks 32nd of 176 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.8 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Malta?
- Democracy in Malta was 7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for democracy?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 176 regions with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.