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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malta

Malta: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.917
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 2025
All-time low
0.433
in 1900
Years of data
105
1900–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malta, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.917 for women's political empowerment index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 105 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Malta peaked at 0.917 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.433, in 1900.

Malta ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.433 —
1901 0.433 +0.0%
1902 0.433 +0.0%
1903 0.433 +0.0%
1904 0.433 +0.0%
1905 0.433 +0.0%
1906 0.433 +0.0%
1907 0.433 +0.0%
1908 0.433 +0.0%
1909 0.433 +0.0%
1910 0.433 +0.0%
1911 0.433 +0.0%
1912 0.433 +0.0%
1913 0.433 +0.0%
1914 0.433 +0.0%
1915 0.433 +0.0%
1916 0.433 +0.0%
1917 0.433 +0.0%
1918 0.433 +0.0%
1919 0.433 +0.0%
1920 0.433 +0.0%
1921 0.433 +0.0%
1930 0.433 +0.0%
1931 0.433 +0.0%
1932 0.433 +0.0%
1934 0.433 +0.0%
1935 0.433 +0.0%
1936 0.433 +0.0%
1937 0.433 +0.0%
1938 0.433 +0.0%
1939 0.433 +0.0%
1940 0.467 +7.9%
1941 0.467 +0.0%
1942 0.467 +0.0%
1943 0.467 +0.0%
1944 0.472 +1.1%
1945 0.472 +0.0%
1946 0.472 +0.0%
1947 0.527 +11.7%
1959 0.599 +13.7%
1960 0.599 +0.0%
1961 0.599 +0.0%
1962 0.599 +0.0%
1964 0.65 +8.5%
1965 0.65 +0.0%
1966 0.65 +0.0%
1967 0.65 +0.0%
1968 0.685 +5.4%
1969 0.685 +0.0%
1970 0.685 +0.0%
1971 0.682 -0.4%
1972 0.682 +0.0%
1973 0.682 +0.0%
1974 0.682 +0.0%
1975 0.682 +0.0%
1976 0.679 -0.4%
1977 0.679 +0.0%
1978 0.679 +0.0%
1979 0.679 +0.0%
1980 0.679 +0.0%
1981 0.679 +0.0%
1982 0.679 +0.0%
1983 0.679 +0.0%
1984 0.679 +0.0%
1985 0.679 +0.0%
1986 0.679 +0.0%
1987 0.678 -0.1%
1988 0.738 +8.8%
1989 0.738 +0.0%
1990 0.738 +0.0%
1991 0.738 +0.0%
1992 0.729 -1.2%
1993 0.729 +0.0%
1994 0.729 +0.0%
1995 0.729 +0.0%
1996 0.756 +3.7%
1997 0.756 +0.0%
1998 0.777 +2.8%
1999 0.777 +0.0%
2000 0.777 +0.0%
2001 0.777 +0.0%
2002 0.777 +0.0%
2003 0.777 +0.0%
2004 0.827 +6.4%
2005 0.827 +0.0%
2006 0.827 +0.0%
2007 0.827 +0.0%
2008 0.824 -0.4%
2009 0.824 +0.0%
2010 0.831 +0.8%
2011 0.831 +0.0%
2012 0.831 +0.0%
2013 0.852 +2.5%
2014 0.852 +0.0%
2015 0.842 -1.2%
2016 0.831 -1.3%
2017 0.831 +0.0%
2018 0.831 +0.0%
2019 0.836 +0.6%
2020 0.853 +2.0%
2021 0.856 +0.4%
2022 0.907 +6.0%
2023 0.916 +1.0%
2024 0.916 +0.0%
2025 0.917 +0.1%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.917 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.917 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.547, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.433 0.433 0.433 10
1910s 0.433 0.433 0.433 10
1920s 0.433 0.433 0.433 2
1930s 0.433 0.433 0.433 9
1940s 0.4764 0.467 0.527 8
1950s 0.599 0.599 0.599 1
1960s 0.6408 0.599 0.685 9
1970s 0.6811 0.679 0.685 10
1980s 0.6907 0.678 0.738 10
1990s 0.7458 0.729 0.777 10
2000s 0.8064 0.777 0.827 10
2010s 0.8368 0.831 0.852 10
2020s 0.8942 0.853 0.917 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 16 Lithuania 0.926 compare
  2. 16 Norway 0.926 compare
  3. 18 Sweden 0.923 compare
  4. 20 Chile 0.913 compare
  5. 20 Croatia 0.913 compare
  6. 22 Seychelles 0.908 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Malta?
Women's political empowerment index in Malta was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.433 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for women's political empowerment index?
Malta ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.