Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Argentina or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.41 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Maldives?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Maldives: Deliberative Democracy Index

Argentina

0.41

in 2025

Maldives

0.416

in 2025

Argentina rank

72nd

Maldives rank

69th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Argentina
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.416 against 0.41 in Argentina, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 69th of 175 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2255	0.014	0.2115	Argentina
1910s	0.2887	0.014	0.2747	Argentina
1920s	0.3585	0.014	0.3445	Argentina
1930s	0.2025	0.0304	0.1721	Argentina
1940s	0.1642	0.0362	0.128	Argentina
1950s	0.1946	0.036	0.1586	Argentina
1960s	0.299	0.0379	0.2611	Argentina
1970s	0.1557	0.0418	0.1139	Argentina
1980s	0.4982	0.029	0.4692	Argentina
1990s	0.7665	0.0305	0.736	Argentina
2000s	0.6412	0.1479	0.4933	Argentina
2010s	0.5705	0.3013	0.2692	Argentina
2020s	0.5663	0.4408	0.1255	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Argentina or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.41 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Argentina and Maldives?: 0.006, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Maldives rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Argentina ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 69th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.