Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malta or Uruguay?

Malta, at 0.694 against 0.693 in Uruguay as of 2025.

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

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 Uruguay: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Malta

0.694

in 2025

Uruguay

0.693

in 2025

Malta rank

24th

Uruguay rank

25th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Malta
Uruguay

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, Malta or Uruguay?: Malta, at 0.694 against 0.693 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?: Malta ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th 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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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: 30 October 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.