Malta vs Taiwan: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Malta
0.694
in 2025
Taiwan
0.702
in 2025
Malta rank
24th
Taiwan rank
22nd
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Malta
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.702 against 0.694 in Malta, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 11 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.112 | 0.058 | 0.054 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.112 | 0.058 | 0.054 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.2024 | 0.0607 | 0.1417 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.166 | 0.0592 | 0.1068 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.2269 | 0.0788 | 0.1481 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.4247 | 0.1138 | 0.3109 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.4587 | 0.1177 | 0.341 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.5698 | 0.1394 | 0.4304 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.5775 | 0.1991 | 0.3784 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.662 | 0.3812 | 0.2808 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.6844 | 0.6783 | 0.0061 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6853 | 0.7201 | 0.0348 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6883 | 0.7257 | 0.0373 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Malta or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.702 against 0.694 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Malta and Taiwan?
- 0.008, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Taiwan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Malta ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.