Maldives vs Moldova: Deliberative Democracy Index

Maldives
0.416
in 2025
Moldova
0.442
in 2025
Maldives rank
69th
Moldova rank
67th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

  • Maldives
  • Moldova
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.442 against 0.416 in Maldives, a difference of 0.026.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Moldova ahead.

Maldives ranks 69th and Moldova ranks 67th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Moldova Difference Ahead
1900s 0.014 0.034 0.02 Moldova
1910s 0.014 0.0634 0.0494 Moldova
1940s 0.0362 0.0237 0.0125 Maldives
1950s 0.036 0.0649 0.0289 Moldova
1960s 0.0379 0.0866 0.0487 Moldova
1970s 0.0418 0.0756 0.0338 Moldova
1980s 0.029 0.1224 0.0934 Moldova
1990s 0.0305 0.3264 0.2959 Moldova
2000s 0.1479 0.2699 0.122 Moldova
2010s 0.3013 0.4352 0.1339 Moldova
2020s 0.4408 0.5608 0.12 Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Maldives or Moldova?
Moldova, at 0.442 against 0.416 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Maldives and Moldova?
0.026, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Moldova?
106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Moldova rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
Maldives ranks 69th and Moldova ranks 67th 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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About this data

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

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.