Freedom Score in Maldives
Maldives: Freedom Score was 41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Maldives, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Maldives stood at 41.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Maldives peaked at 57 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2002.
That places Maldives 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5 | 31 | 57 | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.7 | 35 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5 | 40 | 44 | 6 |
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More social development data for Maldives
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 62 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.695 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.777 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.556 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.316 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Maldives?
- Freedom score in Maldives was 41 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for freedom score?
- Maldives ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.