Italy vs Malta: Freedom Score
Italy
87
in 2025
Malta
88
in 2025
Italy rank
50th
Malta rank
48th
Freedom Score over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 88 against 87 in Italy, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 50th and Malta ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.25 | 98.12 | 6.88 | Malta |
| 2010s | 89 | 95 | 6 | Malta |
| 2020s | 89.33 | 88.33 | 1 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom score, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 88 against 87 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom score between Italy and Malta?
- 1, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for freedom score?
- Italy ranks 50th and Malta ranks 48th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.