Malta vs Poland: Sovereign state

Malta
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Malta
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

Across all 210 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

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

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Poland 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 0.2 0.2 Poland
1920s 0 1 1 Poland
1930s 0 1 1 Poland
1940s 0 1 1 Poland
1950s 0 1 1 Poland
1960s 0.6 1 0.4 Poland
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
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, Malta or Poland?
Malta, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Malta and Poland?
0, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Malta and Poland rank globally for sovereign state?
Malta ranks 1st and Poland 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.