Political Stability - Governance score in Malta

Malta: Political Stability - Governance score was 79.64 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
79.64 0-100
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
49th
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.5 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
79.64 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Malta, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 87.9 0-1001998: 88.5 0-1002000: 88.5 0-1002002: 87.7 0-1002003: 86.8 0-1002004: 81.2 0-1002005: 85.1 0-1002006: 84.1 0-1002007: 85.1 0-1002008: 86.4 0-1002009: 86.4 0-1002010: 86.7 0-1002011: 83 0-1002012: 83.2 0-1002013: 82.5 0-1002014: 83.8 0-1002015: 82.1 0-1002016: 81.9 0-1002017: 84.4 0-1002018: 84.9 0-1002019: 81.6 0-1002020: 82.8 0-1002021: 81.8 0-1002022: 81.8 0-1002023: 81.9 0-1002024: 79.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Malta is 79.64 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Malta peaked at 88.5 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 79.64 0-100, in 2024.

That places Malta 49th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Political Stability - Governance score in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Malta, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 87.92 0-100
1998 88.5 0-100 +0.7%
2000 88.48 0-100 -0.0%
2002 87.67 0-100 -0.9%
2003 86.85 0-100 -0.9%
2004 81.16 0-100 -6.6%
2005 85.06 0-100 +4.8%
2006 84.06 0-100 -1.2%
2007 85.11 0-100 +1.2%
2008 86.36 0-100 +1.5%
2009 86.4 0-100 +0.0%
2010 86.69 0-100 +0.3%
2011 83.01 0-100 -4.2%
2012 83.19 0-100 +0.2%
2013 82.5 0-100 -0.8%
2014 83.81 0-100 +1.6%
2015 82.13 0-100 -2.0%
2016 81.9 0-100 -0.3%
2017 84.39 0-100 +3.0%
2018 84.89 0-100 +0.6%
2019 81.6 0-100 -3.9%
2020 82.83 0-100 +1.5%
2021 81.81 0-100 -1.2%
2022 81.81 0-100 -0.0%
2023 81.92 0-100 +0.1%
2024 79.64 0-100 -2.8%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 79.64 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.2 0-100, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 79.64 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.1 0-100, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.21 0-100 87.92 0-100 88.5 0-100 2
2000s 85.68 0-100 81.16 0-100 88.48 0-100 9
2010s 83.41 0-100 81.6 0-100 86.69 0-100 10
2020s 81.6 0-100 79.64 0-100 82.83 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.48 0-100 compare
  2. 47 Norway 81.32 0-100 compare
  3. 48 Finland 80.12 0-100 compare
  4. 50 Australia 79.44 0-100 compare
  5. 51 Mauritius 79.39 0-100 compare
  6. 52 United Arab Emirates 79.37 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Malta?
Political stability - governance score in Malta was 79.64 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 88.5 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 79.64 0-100 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for political stability - governance score?
Malta ranks 49th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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