Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Fiji or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.371 against 0.37 in Fiji as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Maldives: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Fiji

0.37

in 2025

Maldives

0.371

in 2025

Fiji rank

79th

Maldives rank

78th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Fiji
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.371 against 0.37 in Fiji, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 11 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1038	0.087	0.0168	Fiji
1910s	0.1111	0.087	0.0241	Fiji
1920s	0.11	0.087	0.023	Fiji
1930s	0.1129	0.0976	0.0153	Fiji
1940s	0.1133	0.1032	0.0101	Fiji
1950s	0.1133	0.107	0.0063	Fiji
1960s	0.1557	0.1087	0.047	Fiji
1970s	0.3367	0.1393	0.1974	Fiji
1980s	0.3053	0.1456	0.1597	Fiji
1990s	0.3021	0.151	0.1511	Fiji
2000s	0.2411	0.2254	0.0157	Fiji
2010s	0.2258	0.3248	0.099	Maldives
2020s	0.3252	0.3888	0.0637	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Fiji or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.371 against 0.37 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Fiji and Maldives?: 0.001, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Fiji ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.