Malta vs East Timor: Elected parliament

Malta
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Malta
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Malta
1860s 1 0 1 Malta
1870s 1 0 1 Malta
1880s 1 0 1 Malta
1890s 1 0 1 Malta
1900s 1 0 1 Malta
1910s 1 0 1 Malta
1920s 1 0 1 Malta
1930s 0.8 0 0.8 Malta
1940s 1 0 1 Malta
1950s 1 0 1 Malta
1960s 1 0 1 Malta
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Malta
1980s 1 0 1 Malta
1990s 1 0 1 Malta
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Malta
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Malta or East Timor?
Malta, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Malta and East Timor?
0, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Malta and East Timor rank globally for elected parliament?
Malta ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.