Which has higher electoral democracy, Maldives or Netherlands?

Maldives, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

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 Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy

Maldives

in 2025

Netherlands

in 2025

Maldives rank

1st

Netherlands rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

Maldives
Netherlands

How they compare

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

Across all 126 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	1	1	Netherlands
1910s	0	1.2	1.2	Netherlands
1920s	0	2	2	Netherlands
1930s	0	2	2	Netherlands
1940s	0	0.8	0.8	Netherlands
1950s	0	2	2	Netherlands
1960s	0	2	2	Netherlands
1970s	0.5	2	1.5	Netherlands
1980s	1	2	1	Netherlands
1990s	1	2	1	Netherlands
2000s	1	2	1	Netherlands
2010s	1.4	2	0.6	Netherlands
2020s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Maldives or Netherlands?: Maldives, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Maldives and Netherlands?: 0, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for electoral democracy?: Maldives ranks 1st and Netherlands 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: 07 August 2026

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