Malta vs Russian Federation: Sovereign state
Malta
1
in 2025
Russian Federation
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Russian Federation rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Malta
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 1st and Russian Federation ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Russian Federation |
| 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 Russian Federation?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Malta and Russian Federation?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Russian Federation?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Russian Federation rank globally for sovereign state?
- Malta ranks 1st and Russian Federation 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.