Malta vs Poland: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Poland
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Malta |
| 1910s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Malta |
| 1920s | 2 | 4.6 | 2.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | Poland |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | Malta |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 1 | 5.1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Malta |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Malta |
| 1980s | 7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | Malta |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.33 | 0.6667 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malta or Poland?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Poland?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Poland 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).