Malta vs Portugal: Competitive elections
Malta
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malta and Portugal?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malta ranks 1st and Portugal 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.