Social Development in Malta 157 indicators covering social development for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,306 2025 up 17.5% 96th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 2025 — 181st Political Rights Rating 2 2025 up 100.0% 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 158th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 2025 — 181st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0143 units per person 2025 down 9.9% 34th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.0% 67th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.6% 51st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,306 2025 up 17.5% 96th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 % change on previous year 2025 — 64th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 163rd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.915 2025 up 0.9% 24th Liberal Democracy Index 0.621 2025 up 6.3% 43rd Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 2025 up 0.6% 33rd Freedom of Association Index 0.902 2025 down 1.6% 12th Freedom of Expression Index 0.829 2025 up 2.6% 54th Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 2025 down 7.8% 29th Varieties of democracy 0.783 2025 up 0.6% 33rd Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.915 2025 up 0.9% 24th Key features of human rights 0.915 2025 up 0.9% 24th Key features of electoral democracy 0.783 2025 up 0.6% 33rd Key features of liberal democracy 0.621 2025 up 6.3% 43rd Executive Corruption Index 0.316 2025 down 16.6% 109th Judicial Corruption Score 1.74 2025 up 23.6% 28th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.181 2025 up 43.7% 133rd Key features of democracy 0.783 2025 up 0.6% 33rd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.621 2025 up 6.3% 43rd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 65th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 2025 up 0.6% 33rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.694 2025 up 2.4% 24th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.642 2025 up 1.6% 38th Direct Democracy Index 0.19 2025 down 57.9% 28th Key media freedoms 1.36 2025 down 1.6% 46th Media Corruption Score 1.09 2025 unchanged 61st Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.874 2025 down 2.6% 25th Legislative Corruption Score 0.936 2025 up 37.6% 48th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.9% 31st Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 56.6% 27th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.9% 31st Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.9% 31st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 2023 up 100.0% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.4% 2nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 184th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.41 2019 down 2.0% 41st Page 1 of 3 Next →