Malta vs Montenegro: Liberal democracy
Malta
2
in 2025
Montenegro
2
in 2025
Malta rank
32nd
Montenegro rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Malta
- Montenegro
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 against 2 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Montenegro ahead.
Malta ranks 32nd and Montenegro ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Malta |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Malta |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.83 | 0.1667 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Malta or Montenegro?
- Malta, at 2 against 2 in Montenegro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Malta and Montenegro?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montenegro?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Montenegro rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Malta ranks 32nd and Montenegro ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.