Age of electoral democracy in Maldives
Maldives: Age of electoral democracy was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Maldives, 2009–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of electoral democracy in Maldives is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Maldives peaked at 7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
That places Maldives 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 90 North Macedonia 9 compare
- 91 Armenia 8 compare
- 91 Thailand 8
- 94 Burkina Faso 6 compare
- 94 Malawi 6 compare
- 94 Philippines 6 compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 62 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.724 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.416 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.777 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.695 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.316 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Maldives?
- Age of electoral democracy in Maldives was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Maldives ranks 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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