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Equal Rights Protection Index in Malta

Malta: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.889 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.889
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.896
in 2005
All-time low
0.319
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Malta, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Malta is 0.889, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Malta peaked at 0.896 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.319, in 1900.

That places Malta 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.319 —
1901 0.319 +0.0%
1902 0.319 +0.0%
1903 0.319 +0.0%
1904 0.319 +0.0%
1905 0.319 +0.0%
1906 0.319 +0.0%
1907 0.319 +0.0%
1908 0.319 +0.0%
1909 0.319 +0.0%
1910 0.319 +0.0%
1911 0.319 +0.0%
1912 0.319 +0.0%
1913 0.319 +0.0%
1914 0.319 +0.0%
1915 0.319 +0.0%
1916 0.319 +0.0%
1917 0.319 +0.0%
1918 0.319 +0.0%
1919 0.319 +0.0%
1920 0.319 +0.0%
1921 0.319 +0.0%
1922 0.724 +127.0%
1923 0.724 +0.0%
1924 0.724 +0.0%
1925 0.724 +0.0%
1926 0.724 +0.0%
1927 0.724 +0.0%
1928 0.724 +0.0%
1929 0.724 +0.0%
1930 0.724 +0.0%
1931 0.724 +0.0%
1932 0.724 +0.0%
1933 0.724 +0.0%
1934 0.724 +0.0%
1935 0.724 +0.0%
1936 0.724 +0.0%
1937 0.724 +0.0%
1938 0.724 +0.0%
1939 0.724 +0.0%
1940 0.724 +0.0%
1941 0.724 +0.0%
1942 0.724 +0.0%
1943 0.724 +0.0%
1944 0.724 +0.0%
1945 0.724 +0.0%
1946 0.724 +0.0%
1947 0.724 +0.0%
1948 0.724 +0.0%
1949 0.724 +0.0%
1950 0.724 +0.0%
1951 0.724 +0.0%
1952 0.724 +0.0%
1953 0.724 +0.0%
1954 0.724 +0.0%
1955 0.724 +0.0%
1956 0.724 +0.0%
1957 0.724 +0.0%
1958 0.724 +0.0%
1959 0.724 +0.0%
1960 0.724 +0.0%
1961 0.724 +0.0%
1962 0.724 +0.0%
1963 0.724 +0.0%
1964 0.877 +21.1%
1965 0.877 +0.0%
1966 0.877 +0.0%
1967 0.877 +0.0%
1968 0.877 +0.0%
1969 0.877 +0.0%
1970 0.877 +0.0%
1971 0.877 +0.0%
1972 0.877 +0.0%
1973 0.877 +0.0%
1974 0.877 +0.0%
1975 0.877 +0.0%
1976 0.877 +0.0%
1977 0.877 +0.0%
1978 0.877 +0.0%
1979 0.877 +0.0%
1980 0.877 +0.0%
1981 0.877 +0.0%
1982 0.877 +0.0%
1983 0.877 +0.0%
1984 0.877 +0.0%
1985 0.877 +0.0%
1986 0.877 +0.0%
1987 0.877 +0.0%
1988 0.877 +0.0%
1989 0.877 +0.0%
1990 0.877 +0.0%
1991 0.877 +0.0%
1992 0.877 +0.0%
1993 0.877 +0.0%
1994 0.877 +0.0%
1995 0.877 +0.0%
1996 0.877 +0.0%
1997 0.877 +0.0%
1998 0.877 +0.0%
1999 0.877 +0.0%
2000 0.877 +0.0%
2001 0.877 +0.0%
2002 0.877 +0.0%
2003 0.877 +0.0%
2004 0.877 +0.0%
2005 0.896 +2.2%
2006 0.896 +0.0%
2007 0.896 +0.0%
2008 0.896 +0.0%
2009 0.896 +0.0%
2010 0.896 +0.0%
2011 0.896 +0.0%
2012 0.896 +0.0%
2013 0.896 +0.0%
2014 0.896 +0.0%
2015 0.896 +0.0%
2016 0.896 +0.0%
2017 0.896 +0.0%
2018 0.896 +0.0%
2019 0.896 +0.0%
2020 0.896 +0.0%
2021 0.896 +0.0%
2022 0.889 -0.8%
2023 0.889 +0.0%
2024 0.889 +0.0%
2025 0.889 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.889 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.889 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.319 0.319 0.319 10
1910s 0.319 0.319 0.319 10
1920s 0.643 0.319 0.724 10
1930s 0.724 0.724 0.724 10
1940s 0.724 0.724 0.724 10
1950s 0.724 0.724 0.724 10
1960s 0.8158 0.724 0.877 10
1970s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1980s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1990s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
2000s 0.8865 0.877 0.896 10
2010s 0.896 0.896 0.896 10
2020s 0.8913 0.889 0.896 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 19 Estonia 0.908 compare
  2. 20 Cyprus 0.907 compare
  3. 21 Iceland 0.905 compare
  4. 23 Slovenia 0.885 compare
  5. 24 New Zealand 0.884 compare
  6. 25 Niger 0.879 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Malta?
Equal rights protection index in Malta was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.896 in 2005.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.319 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for equal rights protection index?
Malta ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.