Bolivia vs Malta: Competitive elections
Bolivia
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bolivia
- Malta
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bolivia or Malta?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bolivia and Malta?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Malta rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.