Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta
Malta: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.7305 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta, 1999–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta is 0.7305, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta peaked at 1.29 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3735, in 2005.
That places Malta 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 0.8865 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7708 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6571 | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5382 | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4168 | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3735 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3918 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4698 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.497 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4483 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3982 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5233 | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7336 | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 1.23 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9481 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7305 | -22.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7305 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.303, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7305 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.111, 6.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.545 | 0.3735 | 0.8865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9531 | 0.3982 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7305 | 0.7305 | 0.7305 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Malta was 0.7305 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.