Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Liberal democracy
Maldives
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Maldives rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Maldives ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Maldives ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.