Malta vs Uruguay: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

Malta
0.694
in 2025
Uruguay
0.693
in 2025
Malta rank
24th
Uruguay rank
25th

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • Malta
  • Uruguay
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.694 against 0.693 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.001.

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

Malta ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Uruguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0.112 0.2167 0.1047 Uruguay
1910s 0.112 0.2664 0.1544 Uruguay
1920s 0.2024 0.3883 0.1859 Uruguay
1930s 0.166 0.3633 0.1973 Uruguay
1940s 0.2269 0.5515 0.3246 Uruguay
1950s 0.4247 0.6279 0.2032 Uruguay
1960s 0.4587 0.596 0.1373 Uruguay
1970s 0.5698 0.2798 0.29 Malta
1980s 0.5775 0.4389 0.1386 Malta
1990s 0.662 0.7292 0.0672 Uruguay
2000s 0.6844 0.7682 0.0838 Uruguay
2010s 0.6853 0.8025 0.1172 Uruguay
2020s 0.6883 0.7035 0.0152 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Malta or Uruguay?
Malta, at 0.694 against 0.693 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Malta and Uruguay?
0.001, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
Malta ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed