Indonesia vs Maldives: Participatory Democracy Index
Indonesia
0.298
in 2025
Maldives
0.316
in 2025
Indonesia rank
87th
Maldives rank
84th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Indonesia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.316 against 0.298 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Indonesia ranks 87th and Maldives ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 9 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0128 | 0.02 | 0.0072 | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0.017 | 0.02 | 0.003 | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0.0184 | 0.02 | 0.0016 | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0.017 | 0.027 | 0.01 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0.0505 | 0.0311 | 0.0194 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.1459 | 0.0337 | 0.1122 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.0746 | 0.0366 | 0.038 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.0547 | 0.044 | 0.0107 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.0461 | 0.038 | 0.0081 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.0785 | 0.0648 | 0.0137 | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.4377 | 0.1244 | 0.3133 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.4331 | 0.2835 | 0.1496 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.347 | 0.3268 | 0.0202 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Indonesia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.316 against 0.298 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Indonesia and Maldives?
- 0.018, 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 participatory democracy index?
- Indonesia ranks 87th and Maldives ranks 84th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.