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Malta on the 12 axes

MLTGPrudent Free-TraderSound money, limited government, steady values, open trade.

Malta has the MLTG type, Prudent Free-Trader. Its strongest leans are Cooperation on foreign policy (-0.90), Global on trade (-0.75) and Caution on technology (+0.50). Trade equals 219% of GDP (2025), the applied weighted tariff is 1.33% (2022), and there is no nuclear power and GM crop cultivation is banned or opted out. Welfare (-0.10) and religion (+0.05) sit close to the centre. Morality leans only mildly Progressive at -0.20, even though abortion is prohibited or allowed only to save the woman's life (2025).

Bulgaria is the closest match at 89%. Both lean Private, Free, Democratic, Liberty, Central, Progressive, Global and Cooperation. Bulgaria sits near the centre on technology (+0.05) and culture (0.00), while Malta leans Caution and Multicultural (-0.30). Malta also leans more Democratic, at -0.50 against -0.30. Explore how Maltese politicians and historical figures rank on this page, then take the test to measure your closeness to the country.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Malta sits

  1. 01Ownership+40
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+40
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-10
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-50
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-55
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+100
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-20
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion+5
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+50
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-30
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-75
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-90
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

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Malta: questions

What is Malta's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Malta comes out as MLTG (Prudent Free-Trader). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which countries are governed most like Malta?

On the 12 axes, Bulgaria is closest at 89%, followed by Cyprus at 87%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.