Israel vs Malta: Electoral democracy

Israel
2
in 2025
Malta
2
in 2025
Israel rank
1st
Malta rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Israel
  • Malta
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in Malta, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Israel ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Malta Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1940s 1 2 1 Malta
1950s 2 1.6 0.4 Israel
1960s 2 1.5 0.5 Israel
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Israel or Malta?
Israel, at 2 against 2 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Israel and Malta?
0, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and Malta rank globally for electoral democracy?
Israel ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.