Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malta or Spain?

Spain, at 0.695 against 0.694 in Malta as of 2025.

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

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.

Malta vs Spain: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Malta

0.694

in 2025

Spain

0.695

in 2025

Malta rank

24th

Spain rank

23rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Malta
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.695 against 0.694 in Malta, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.112	0.1065	0.0055	Malta
1910s	0.112	0.1129	0.0009	Spain
1920s	0.2024	0.0982	0.1042	Malta
1930s	0.166	0.2886	0.1226	Spain
1940s	0.2269	0.103	0.1239	Malta
1950s	0.4247	0.1066	0.3181	Malta
1960s	0.4587	0.1272	0.3315	Malta
1970s	0.5698	0.2739	0.2959	Malta
1980s	0.5775	0.7881	0.2106	Spain
1990s	0.662	0.8141	0.1521	Spain
2000s	0.6844	0.8077	0.1233	Spain
2010s	0.6853	0.7725	0.0872	Spain
2020s	0.6883	0.7278	0.0395	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malta or Spain?: Spain, at 0.695 against 0.694 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Malta and Spain?: 0.001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Malta ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.