Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Dominican Republic or Malta?

Dominican Republic, at 0.647 against 0.642 in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Dominican Republic and Malta?

0.005, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malta?

125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Malta: Deliberative Democracy Index

Dominican Republic

0.647

in 2025

Malta

0.642

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Malta rank

38th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Dominican Republic
Malta

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.647 against 0.642 in Malta, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Malta ranks 38th of 175 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0457	0.199	0.1533	Malta
1910s	0.0335	0.199	0.1655	Malta
1920s	0.0317	0.2702	0.2385	Malta
1930s	0.0137	0.2145	0.2008	Malta
1940s	0.0158	0.2619	0.2461	Malta
1950s	0.017	0.4114	0.3944	Malta
1960s	0.0534	0.4152	0.3618	Malta
1970s	0.0784	0.5072	0.4288	Malta
1980s	0.259	0.5225	0.2635	Malta
1990s	0.3248	0.6461	0.3213	Malta
2000s	0.5049	0.666	0.1611	Malta
2010s	0.4452	0.6467	0.2015	Malta
2020s	0.6175	0.6333	0.0158	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Dominican Republic or Malta?: Dominican Republic, at 0.647 against 0.642 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Dominican Republic and Malta?: 0.005, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malta?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Malta rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Malta ranks 38th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.