Political rights rating fh in Malta
Malta: Political rights rating fh was 2 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2
in 1977
All-time low
1
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972β2025
Political rights rating fh in Malta, 1972β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Malta is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Malta peaked at 2 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1972.
Malta ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- 115 Liberia 2 compare
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- 115 Malawi 2 compare
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- 115 Poland 2 compare
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- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
- 115 Samoa 2 compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 115 Senegal 2 compare
- 115 Seychelles 2 compare
- 115 Slovak Republic 2 compare
- 115 South Africa 2 compare
- 115 Korea 2 compare
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- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 2 compare
- 115 United States 2 compare
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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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Malta?
- Political rights rating fh in Malta was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1977.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for political rights rating fh?
- Malta ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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