Ecuador vs Maldives: Freedom of expression index
Ecuador
0.706
in 2025
Maldives
0.695
in 2025
Ecuador rank
86th
Maldives rank
87th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Ecuador
- Maldives
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.706 against 0.695 in Maldives, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 86th and Maldives ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.677 | 0.053 | 0.624 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.6502 | 0.053 | 0.5972 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.6338 | 0.053 | 0.5808 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.5987 | 0.0536 | 0.5451 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.5825 | 0.054 | 0.5285 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.6281 | 0.0565 | 0.5716 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5483 | 0.0653 | 0.483 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.5538 | 0.0778 | 0.476 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.8045 | 0.0601 | 0.7444 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8009 | 0.0911 | 0.7098 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.7852 | 0.3485 | 0.4367 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7358 | 0.6333 | 0.1025 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.7778 | 0.7602 | 0.0177 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Ecuador or Maldives?
- Ecuador, at 0.706 against 0.695 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Ecuador and Maldives?
- 0.011, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Ecuador ranks 86th and Maldives ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.