Indonesia vs Maldives: Freedom of expression index
Indonesia
0.688
in 2025
Maldives
0.695
in 2025
Indonesia rank
89th
Maldives rank
87th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Indonesia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.695 against 0.688 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1254 | 0.053 | 0.0724 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.161 | 0.053 | 0.108 | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.161 | 0.053 | 0.108 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.161 | 0.0536 | 0.1074 | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.4316 | 0.054 | 0.3776 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.7021 | 0.0565 | 0.6456 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.3999 | 0.0653 | 0.3346 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.2464 | 0.0778 | 0.1686 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.208 | 0.0601 | 0.1479 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.3165 | 0.0911 | 0.2254 | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.8526 | 0.3485 | 0.5041 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.8393 | 0.6333 | 0.206 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.7445 | 0.7602 | 0.0157 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Indonesia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.695 against 0.688 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Indonesia and Maldives?
- 0.007, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Maldives rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Indonesia ranks 89th 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.