What is key features of liberal democracy in Malta?

Key features of liberal democracy in Malta was 0.621 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 0.624 in 2009.

What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.159 in 1900.

How does Malta rank for key features of liberal democracy?

Malta ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Malta

Name: Key features of liberal democracy in Malta
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.621 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.621

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

43rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.624

in 2009

All-time low

0.159

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Malta, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, key features of liberal democracy in Malta stood at 0.621.

That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Malta peaked at 0.624 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.159, in 1900.

Malta ranks 43rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Key features of liberal democracy in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Malta, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.159	—
1901	0.159	+0.0%
1902	0.159	+0.0%
1903	0.159	+0.0%
1904	0.159	+0.0%
1905	0.159	+0.0%
1906	0.159	+0.0%
1907	0.159	+0.0%
1908	0.159	+0.0%
1909	0.159	+0.0%
1910	0.159	+0.0%
1911	0.159	+0.0%
1912	0.159	+0.0%
1913	0.159	+0.0%
1914	0.159	+0.0%
1915	0.159	+0.0%
1916	0.159	+0.0%
1917	0.159	+0.0%
1918	0.159	+0.0%
1919	0.159	+0.0%
1920	0.159	+0.0%
1921	0.185	+16.4%
1922	0.318	+71.9%
1923	0.318	+0.0%
1924	0.317	-0.3%
1925	0.317	+0.0%
1926	0.317	+0.0%
1927	0.318	+0.3%
1928	0.319	+0.3%
1929	0.319	+0.0%
1930	0.196	-38.6%
1931	0.172	-12.2%
1932	0.19	+10.5%
1933	0.274	+44.2%
1934	0.172	-37.2%
1935	0.167	-2.9%
1936	0.167	+0.0%
1937	0.167	+0.0%
1938	0.167	+0.0%
1939	0.181	+8.4%
1940	0.169	-6.6%
1941	0.169	+0.0%
1942	0.169	+0.0%
1943	0.169	+0.0%
1944	0.169	+0.0%
1945	0.179	+5.9%
1946	0.168	-6.1%
1947	0.236	+40.5%
1948	0.507	+114.8%
1949	0.507	+0.0%
1950	0.507	+0.0%
1951	0.505	-0.4%
1952	0.505	+0.0%
1953	0.505	+0.0%
1954	0.505	+0.0%
1955	0.503	-0.4%
1956	0.503	+0.0%
1957	0.503	+0.0%
1958	0.303	-39.8%
1959	0.188	-38.0%
1960	0.188	+0.0%
1961	0.188	+0.0%
1962	0.224	+19.1%
1963	0.502	+124.1%
1964	0.533	+6.2%
1965	0.517	-3.0%
1966	0.518	+0.2%
1967	0.518	+0.0%
1968	0.518	+0.0%
1969	0.518	+0.0%
1970	0.518	+0.0%
1971	0.503	-2.9%
1972	0.503	+0.0%
1973	0.503	+0.0%
1974	0.503	+0.0%
1975	0.503	+0.0%
1976	0.498	-1.0%
1977	0.488	-2.0%
1978	0.488	+0.0%
1979	0.488	+0.0%
1980	0.488	+0.0%
1981	0.487	-0.2%
1982	0.472	-3.1%
1983	0.472	+0.0%
1984	0.472	+0.0%
1985	0.472	+0.0%
1986	0.475	+0.6%
1987	0.528	+11.2%
1988	0.545	+3.2%
1989	0.545	+0.0%
1990	0.545	+0.0%
1991	0.557	+2.2%
1992	0.582	+4.5%
1993	0.586	+0.7%
1994	0.586	+0.0%
1995	0.586	+0.0%
1996	0.596	+1.7%
1997	0.599	+0.5%
1998	0.598	-0.2%
1999	0.597	-0.2%
2000	0.597	+0.0%
2001	0.597	+0.0%
2002	0.597	+0.0%
2003	0.599	+0.3%
2004	0.599	+0.0%
2005	0.599	+0.0%
2006	0.599	+0.0%
2007	0.596	-0.5%
2008	0.61	+2.3%
2009	0.624	+2.3%
2010	0.623	-0.2%
2011	0.623	+0.0%
2012	0.624	+0.2%
2013	0.597	-4.3%
2014	0.587	-1.7%
2015	0.584	-0.5%
2016	0.572	-2.1%
2017	0.558	-2.4%
2018	0.552	-1.1%
2019	0.569	+3.1%
2020	0.605	+6.3%
2021	0.605	+0.0%
2022	0.617	+2.0%
2023	0.623	+1.0%
2024	0.621	-0.3%
2025	0.621	+0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

Malta's 0.621 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Malta's 0.621 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1910s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1920s	0.2887	0.159	0.319	10
1930s	0.1853	0.167	0.274	10
1940s	0.2442	0.168	0.507	10
1950s	0.4527	0.188	0.507	10
1960s	0.4224	0.188	0.533	10
1970s	0.4995	0.488	0.518	10
1980s	0.4956	0.472	0.545	10
1990s	0.5832	0.545	0.599	10
2000s	0.6017	0.596	0.624	10
2010s	0.5889	0.552	0.624	10
2020s	0.6153	0.605	0.623	6

Countries ranked near Malta

40 Cape Verde 0.631 compare
41 Suriname 0.626 compare
42 Vanuatu 0.623 compare
44 Sri Lanka 0.613 compare
45 Ghana 0.606 compare
46 Croatia 0.593 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Malta?: Key features of liberal democracy in Malta was 0.621 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.624 in 2009.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.159 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for key features of liberal democracy?: Malta ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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