Bangladesh vs Maldives: Academic freedom index

Bangladesh
0.519
in 2025
Maldives
0.555
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
103rd
Maldives rank
101st

Academic freedom index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.555 against 0.519 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.036.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Maldives ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Maldives ranks 101st of 174 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2844 0.3944 0.11 Maldives
2020s 0.2545 0.5767 0.3222 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.555 against 0.519 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Bangladesh and Maldives?
0.036, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for academic freedom index?
Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Maldives ranks 101st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed