Malta vs South Africa: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Malta
0.642
in 2025
South Africa
0.651
in 2025
Malta rank
38th
South Africa rank
35th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Malta
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.651 against 0.642 in Malta, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.199 | 0.118 | 0.081 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.199 | 0.1642 | 0.0348 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.2702 | 0.169 | 0.1012 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.2145 | 0.1714 | 0.0431 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.2619 | 0.1651 | 0.0968 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.4114 | 0.1364 | 0.275 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.4152 | 0.1296 | 0.2856 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.5072 | 0.1285 | 0.3787 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.5225 | 0.14 | 0.3825 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.6461 | 0.4364 | 0.2097 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.666 | 0.6631 | 0.0029 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6467 | 0.6448 | 0.0019 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6333 | 0.6345 | 0.0012 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Malta or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.651 against 0.642 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Malta and South Africa?
- 0.009, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Malta ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.