Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
107.1 % change on previous year
in 1948
All-time low
-46.11 % change on previous year
in 1958
Years of data
125
1901–2025
Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta, 1901–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0 % change on previous year for varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in 2025.
Over the whole period, varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 107.1 % change on previous year in 1948 and was at its lowest, -46.11 % change on previous year, in 1958.
Malta ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1902 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1903 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1904 | 0.5236 % change on previous year | — |
| 1905 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1906 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1907 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1908 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1909 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1911 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1912 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1913 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1914 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1915 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1916 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1917 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1918 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1919 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1921 | 23.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1922 | 64.98 % change on previous year | +177.2% |
| 1923 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1924 | -0.2558 % change on previous year | — |
| 1925 | -0.5128 % change on previous year | +100.5% |
| 1926 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1927 | 0.5155 % change on previous year | — |
| 1928 | 0.7692 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1929 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1930 | -37.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1931 | -11.43 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1932 | 22.58 % change on previous year | -297.6% |
| 1933 | 15.04 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1934 | -29.09 % change on previous year | -293.4% |
| 1935 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1936 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1937 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1938 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1939 | 18.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940 | -13.75 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 1941 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1942 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1943 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1944 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1945 | 13.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1946 | -13.25 % change on previous year | -201.6% |
| 1947 | 59.61 % change on previous year | -549.9% |
| 1948 | 107.1 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 1949 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1950 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1951 | 0.149 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1953 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1954 | -0.8929 % change on previous year | — |
| 1955 | 0.3003 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1956 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1958 | -46.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1959 | -28.61 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1960 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1961 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 35.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 91.07 % change on previous year | +160.0% |
| 1964 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1965 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1431 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1429 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -1.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -1.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +127.6% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | -0.1499 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -2.4 % change on previous year | +1502.4% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 9.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 2.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 4.47 % change on previous year | +115.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6485 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 1.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0.2545 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1998 | -0.1269 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 1999 | -0.1271 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0.2545 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0.1269 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -0.6337 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -482.4% |
| 2009 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0.2454 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -1297.1% |
| 2014 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1285 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +1502.1% |
| 2018 | -0.9198 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2019 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -287.4% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3911 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +232.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3846 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.4032 % change on previous year. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -1502.4% | -0.1499 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -1502.1% | -0.1285 % change on previous year | -2.06 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -1297.1% | 0.2454 % change on previous year | -2.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0582 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.5236 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.89 % change on previous year | -0.5128 % change on previous year | 64.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -37.66 % change on previous year | 22.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.28 % change on previous year | -13.75 % change on previous year | 107.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -7.52 % change on previous year | -46.11 % change on previous year | 0.3003 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.2 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 91.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4923 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8543 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8484 % change on previous year | -0.1271 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3666 % change on previous year | -0.6337 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5967 % change on previous year | -2.94 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3457 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 55 Bhutan 0.177 % change on previous year compare
- 56 France 0.1157 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Norway 0.1125 % change on previous year compare
- 58 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Laos 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Palestine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Vatican 0 % change on previous year
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- 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 varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate in Malta was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 107.1 % change on previous year in 1948.
- What is the lowest varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.11 % change on previous year in 1958.
- How does Malta rank for varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Varieties democracy vdem. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Varieties of democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Varieties democracy vdem. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.