Which has higher liberal democracy index, Fiji or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.398 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Maldives: Liberal Democracy Index

Fiji

0.398

in 2025

Maldives

0.416

in 2025

Fiji rank

77th

Maldives rank

76th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Fiji
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.416 against 0.398 in Fiji, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 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	0.1563	0.033	0.1233	Fiji
1910s	0.1838	0.033	0.1508	Fiji
1920s	0.183	0.033	0.15	Fiji
1930s	0.1866	0.0515	0.1351	Fiji
1940s	0.187	0.0696	0.1174	Fiji
1950s	0.1899	0.0654	0.1245	Fiji
1960s	0.2296	0.063	0.1666	Fiji
1970s	0.4103	0.0668	0.3435	Fiji
1980s	0.3404	0.0582	0.2822	Fiji
1990s	0.3323	0.0579	0.2744	Fiji
2000s	0.2332	0.1309	0.1023	Fiji
2010s	0.1947	0.272	0.0773	Maldives
2020s	0.3378	0.4322	0.0943	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Fiji or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.398 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Fiji and Maldives?: 0.018, 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 liberal democracy index?: Fiji ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.