Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.0063 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Malta 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 6 Liechtenstein 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Hong Kong 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Singapore 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Malta
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.