Political Stability - Governance estimate in Malta

Malta: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
49th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
All-time low
0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.894 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.972 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.951 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.937 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.919 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.991 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.932 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.932 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.938 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: World Bank. Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Malta peaked at 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Malta ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.9196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9915 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 47 Norway 0.9033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 48 Finland 0.8326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 50 Australia 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 51 Mauritius 0.7904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 52 United Arab Emirates 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Malta?
Political stability - governance estimate in Malta was 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Malta ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,255 data points, 1996–2024
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