Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malta
Malta: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.915 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.915
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2010
All-time low
0.797
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.915 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malta peaked at 0.924 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.797, in 1900.
That places Malta 24th 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.
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
More social development data for Malta
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.621 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.902 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.829 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.529 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malta?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malta was 0.915 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.797 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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