Malta vs Tonga: Full democracy
Malta
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Malta
- Tonga
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Malta or Tonga?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Malta and Tonga?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for full democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).