Political rights score fh in Malta
Malta: Political rights score fh was 35 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2002
All-time low
35
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Malta, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Malta stood at 35. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Malta peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2018.
Malta ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.38 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.9 | 35 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Malta?
- Political rights score fh in Malta was 35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for political rights score fh?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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