Malta vs Zambia: Sovereign state

Malta
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Malta
  • Zambia
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How they compare

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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