Malta vs Sweden: Democracy
Malta
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 6.8 | 4.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.7 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 7 | 0.9 | Sweden |
| 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 Sweden?
- Malta, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malta and Sweden?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Malta ranks 1st and Sweden 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).