Brazil vs Malta: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Malta
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Malta
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 1940s | 2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 7 | 4.2 | Malta |
| 1970s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Malta |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 7 | 2.5 | Malta |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Malta?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Malta?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malta rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).