Bolivia vs Maldives: Electoral democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Maldives Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1910s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1920s 0.9 0 0.9 Bolivia
1930s 0.5 0 0.5 Bolivia
1940s 0.4444 0 0.4444 Bolivia
1950s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 Bolivia
1970s 0.1 0.5 0.4 Maldives
1980s 0.9 1 0.1 Maldives
1990s 2 1 1 Bolivia
2000s 2 1 1 Bolivia
2010s 1.8 1.4 0.4 Bolivia
2020s 1.83 2 0.1667 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Bolivia or Maldives?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bolivia and Maldives?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Maldives?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Maldives rank globally for electoral democracy?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.