Estonia vs Malta: Sovereign state

Estonia
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Malta rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Estonia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Malta ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Malta Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
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 0.2 0 0.2 Estonia
1920s 1 0 1 Estonia
1930s 1 0 1 Estonia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.6 0.6 Malta
1970s 0 1 1 Malta
1980s 0 1 1 Malta
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 Malta
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Estonia or Malta?
Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Estonia and Malta?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for sovereign state?
Estonia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.