Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Maldives
Maldives: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 7 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Maldives, 2009–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of electoral democracy in Maldives is 7 years, 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 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, 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.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 years | — |
| 2010 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 1 years | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +16.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23 years, 30% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.5 years, 61% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 1 years | 4 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 2 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 90 North Macedonia 9 years compare
- 91 Armenia 8 years compare
- 91 Thailand 8 years
- 94 Burkina Faso 6 years compare
- 94 Malawi 6 years compare
- 94 Philippines 6 years compare
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 7 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7 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 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 V-Dem (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.