Malta vs Qatar: Direct Democracy Index
Malta
0.19
in 2025
Qatar
0.2
in 2025
Malta rank
28th
Qatar rank
25th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.2 against 0.19 in Malta, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0616 | 0 | 0.0616 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.088 | 0 | 0.088 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.088 | 0 | 0.088 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1906 | 0.1364 | 0.0542 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.3244 | 0.11 | 0.2144 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.284 | 0.086 | 0.198 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.2 against 0.19 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Malta and Qatar?
- 0.01, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Malta ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 25th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.