Malta vs Netherlands: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Netherlands
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1.2 | 4 | 2.8 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.7 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | Malta |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 7 | 0.9 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malta or Netherlands?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).