Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Maldives
Maldives: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 8 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Maldives, 2009–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8 years for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Maldives peaked at 8 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 129th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 years | — |
| 2010 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +14.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 8 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35 years, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 8 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.5 years, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.83 years | 1 years | 3 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.5 years | 3 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Maldives?
- Age of electoral democracy in Maldives was 8 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Maldives ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.