Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 49/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 63.0/100 #67
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.783
- HDI
- 0.924
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Malta | Myriam Spiteri Debono |
| Prime Minister of Malta | Robert Abela |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
77th pct
Rule of law (2023)
75th pct
Corruption control (2023)
58th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
66th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
74th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
77th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 49 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.783
- Liberal
- 0.621
- Participatory
- 0.529
- Deliberative
- 0.642
- Egalitarian
- 0.694
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 63.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #67 / 180
- Rank change
- +6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #96
- 44.3
- Economic #51
- 51.3
- Legal #74
- 65.1
- Social #72
- 65.0
- Safety #45
- 89.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.0 | 67 | 44.3 | 51.3 | 65.1 | 65.0 | 89.2 |
| 2024 | 61.0 | 73 | 45.4 | 49.6 | 60.1 | 61.9 | 87.9 |
| 2023 | 59.8 | 84 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 57.2 | 66.0 | 84.3 |
| 2022 | 61.6 | 78 | 46.8 | 41.3 | 68.0 | 74.8 | 76.9 |
| 2021 | 69.5 | 81 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 81 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.3 | 77 | - | - | - | - | 56.2 |
| 2018 | 72.6 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2017 | 75.2 | 47 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 76.2 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 44.2 |
| 2015 | 75.8 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 76.2 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 76.7 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 19.5 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 4.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |