Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta

Malta: Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1643 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1643
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2177
in 1996
All-time low
0.163
in 2021
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2025

00.050.10.150.21996201020251996: 0.2181998: 0.2182000: 0.2182002: 0.2182003: 0.2152004: 0.2122005: 0.2122006: 0.1832007: 0.1832008: 0.1832009: 0.1782010: 0.1782011: 0.1782012: 0.1782013: 0.1782014: 0.1782015: 0.1782016: 0.1782017: 0.1782018: 0.1942019: 0.1942020: 0.1942021: 0.1632022: 0.1632023: 0.1642024: 0.1642025: 0.164

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.1643 for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.

The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta peaked at 0.2177 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.163, in 2021.

Malta ranks 71st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2177 —
1998 0.2177 +0.0%
2000 0.2177 +0.0%
2002 0.2177 +0.0%
2003 0.2147 -1.4%
2004 0.2118 -1.4%
2005 0.2118 +0.0%
2006 0.1833 -13.5%
2007 0.1833 +0.0%
2008 0.1833 +0.0%
2009 0.1782 -2.8%
2010 0.1782 +0.0%
2011 0.1782 +0.0%
2012 0.1782 +0.0%
2013 0.1782 +0.0%
2014 0.1782 +0.0%
2015 0.1782 +0.0%
2016 0.1782 +0.0%
2017 0.1782 +0.0%
2018 0.1939 +8.8%
2019 0.1939 +0.0%
2020 0.1939 +0.0%
2021 0.163 -15.9%
2022 0.163 +0.0%
2023 0.1643 +0.8%
2024 0.1643 +0.0%
2025 0.1643 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.1643 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1642, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.1643 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1577, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2177 0.2177 0.2177 2
2000s 0.2002 0.1782 0.2177 9
2010s 0.1813 0.1782 0.1939 10
2020s 0.1688 0.163 0.1939 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 68 Saudi Arabia 0.1652 compare
  2. 69 New Zealand 0.1645 compare
  3. 70 United States 0.1645 compare
  4. 72 Australia 0.1643 compare
  5. 73 Austria 0.164 compare
  6. 73 Belgium 0.164 compare
  7. 73 Cyprus 0.164 compare
  8. 73 Denmark 0.164 compare
  9. 73 Finland 0.164 compare
  10. 73 Greece 0.164 compare
  11. 73 Ireland 0.164 compare
  12. 73 Luxembourg 0.164 compare
  13. 73 Netherlands 0.164 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta?
Voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta was 0.1643 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.2177 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.163 in 2021.
How does Malta rank for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Malta ranks 71st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate
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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