Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Malta?

Malta, at 0.694 against 0.686 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

126 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Malta: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Lithuania

0.686

in 2025

Malta

0.694

in 2025

Lithuania rank

26th

Malta rank

24th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Lithuania
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.694 against 0.686 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Lithuania ranks 26th and Malta ranks 24th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.112	0.069	Malta
1910s	0.076	0.112	0.036	Malta
1920s	0.3032	0.2024	0.1008	Lithuania
1930s	0.1594	0.166	0.0066	Malta
1940s	0.1875	0.2269	0.0394	Malta
1950s	0.2142	0.4247	0.2105	Malta
1960s	0.2195	0.4587	0.2392	Malta
1970s	0.2232	0.5698	0.3466	Malta
1980s	0.2246	0.5775	0.3529	Malta
1990s	0.7098	0.662	0.0478	Lithuania
2000s	0.7402	0.6844	0.0558	Lithuania
2010s	0.7358	0.6853	0.0505	Lithuania
2020s	0.6895	0.6883	0.0012	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Malta?: Malta, at 0.694 against 0.686 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Lithuania and Malta?: 0.008, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 26th and Malta ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 07 August 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.