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Democracy in Malta

Malta: Democracy was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
7
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Democracy in Malta, 1900–2025

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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 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Democracy in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 0 —
1904 0 —
1905 0 —
1906 0 —
1907 0 —
1908 0 —
1909 0 —
1910 0 —
1911 0 —
1912 0 —
1913 0 —
1914 0 —
1915 0 —
1916 0 —
1917 0 —
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 3 —
1922 3 +0.0%
1923 3 +0.0%
1924 3 +0.0%
1925 3 +0.0%
1926 3 +0.0%
1927 3 +0.0%
1928 3 +0.0%
1929 3 +0.0%
1930 3 +0.0%
1931 0 -100.0%
1932 3 —
1933 0 -100.0%
1934 0 —
1935 0 —
1936 0 —
1937 0 —
1938 0 —
1939 0 —
1940 0 —
1941 0 —
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 3 —
1948 6 +100.0%
1949 6 +0.0%
1950 6 +0.0%
1951 6 +0.0%
1952 6 +0.0%
1953 6 +0.0%
1954 6 +0.0%
1955 6 +0.0%
1956 6 +0.0%
1957 6 +0.0%
1958 0 -100.0%
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 3 —
1963 6 +100.0%
1964 6 +0.0%
1965 6 +0.0%
1966 6 +0.0%
1967 6 +0.0%
1968 6 +0.0%
1969 6 +0.0%
1970 6 +0.0%
1971 6 +0.0%
1972 6 +0.0%
1973 6 +0.0%
1974 6 +0.0%
1975 6 +0.0%
1976 6 +0.0%
1977 6 +0.0%
1978 6 +0.0%
1979 6 +0.0%
1980 6 +0.0%
1981 6 +0.0%
1982 6 +0.0%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 6 +0.0%
1985 6 +0.0%
1986 6 +0.0%
1987 6 +0.0%
1988 6 +0.0%
1989 6 +0.0%
1990 6 +0.0%
1991 6 +0.0%
1992 6 +0.0%
1993 6 +0.0%
1994 6 +0.0%
1995 6 +0.0%
1996 6 +0.0%
1997 6 +0.0%
1998 6 +0.0%
1999 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 7 +16.7%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 6 -14.3%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 7 +16.7%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Brazil 7 compare
  2. 32 Canada 7 compare
  3. 32 Gambia 7 compare
  4. 32 Israel 7 compare
  5. 32 Mauritius 7 compare
  6. 32 Montenegro 7 compare
  7. 32 United Kingdom 7 compare
  8. 32 United States 7 compare
  9. 32 Vanuatu 7 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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 countries 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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Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
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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.