Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malta

Malta: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2009
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malta, 1996–2025

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Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - number of sources in Malta stood at 9.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Malta peaked at 10 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

Malta ranks 128th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malta, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 5 —
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 6 +20.0%
2004 7 +16.7%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 8 +14.3%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 10 +25.0%
2010 10 +0.0%
2011 10 +0.0%
2012 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 8 -20.0%
2019 8 +0.0%
2020 8 +0.0%
2021 10 +25.0%
2022 10 +0.0%
2023 9 -10.0%
2024 9 +0.0%
2025 9 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 7.11 5 10 9
2010s 9.6 8 10 10
2020s 9.17 8 10 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 128 Afghanistan 9 compare
  2. 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
  3. 128 Djibouti 9 compare
  4. 128 Eritrea 9 compare
  5. 128 Georgia 9 compare
  6. 128 Iraq 9 compare
  7. 128 Kosovo 9 compare
  8. 128 Montenegro 9 compare
  9. 128 North Macedonia 9 compare
  10. 128 Qatar 9 compare
  11. 128 Russia 9 compare
  12. 128 Sao Tome and Principe 9 compare
  13. 128 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
  14. 128 South Sudan 9 compare
  15. 128 Ukraine 9 compare
  16. 128 Yemen 9 compare
  17. 128 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Malta?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Malta was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Malta rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Malta ranks 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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