What is human rights index in Malta?

Human rights index in Malta was 0.915 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2010.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.797 in 1900.

How does Malta rank for human rights index?

Malta ranks 24th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Malta

Name: Human Rights Index in Malta
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Human Rights Index was 0.915 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.915

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

24th

of 176 regions

All-time high

0.924

in 2010

All-time low

0.797

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Malta, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.915 for human rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Malta peaked at 0.924 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.797, in 1900.

Malta ranks 24th of 176 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1910s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1920s	0.8346	0.797	0.844	10
1930s	0.8421	0.833	0.844	10
1940s	0.847	0.833	0.881	10
1950s	0.8805	0.876	0.881	10
1960s	0.8838	0.876	0.893	10
1970s	0.877	0.875	0.887	10
1980s	0.8868	0.875	0.921	10
1990s	0.921	0.921	0.921	10
2000s	0.92	0.915	0.921	10
2010s	0.9	0.863	0.924	10
2020s	0.9025	0.89	0.915	6

Countries ranked near Malta

21 Barbados 0.918 compare
21 Poland 0.918 compare
23 France 0.917 compare
25 Lithuania 0.913 compare
25 Suriname 0.913 compare
27 Ghana 0.912 compare
27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
27 South Korea 0.912 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Malta

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,306 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.829 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Malta?: Human rights index in Malta was 0.915 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2010.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.797 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for human rights index?: Malta ranks 24th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.