Malta vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy
Malta
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).