What is human rights index in Maldives?

Human rights index in Maldives was 0.724 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.324 in 2002.

How does Maldives rank for human rights index?

Maldives ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Maldives

Name: Human Rights Index in Maldives
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Human Rights Index was 0.724 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.724

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

93rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.746

in 2024

All-time low

0.324

in 2002

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Maldives, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.724 for human rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Maldives peaked at 0.746 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.324, in 2002.

Maldives ranks 93rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Maldives, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.395	—
1901	0.395	+0.0%
1902	0.395	+0.0%
1903	0.395	+0.0%
1904	0.395	+0.0%
1905	0.395	+0.0%
1906	0.395	+0.0%
1907	0.395	+0.0%
1908	0.395	+0.0%
1909	0.395	+0.0%
1910	0.395	+0.0%
1911	0.395	+0.0%
1912	0.395	+0.0%
1913	0.395	+0.0%
1914	0.395	+0.0%
1915	0.395	+0.0%
1916	0.395	+0.0%
1917	0.395	+0.0%
1918	0.395	+0.0%
1919	0.395	+0.0%
1920	0.395	+0.0%
1921	0.395	+0.0%
1922	0.395	+0.0%
1923	0.395	+0.0%
1924	0.395	+0.0%
1925	0.395	+0.0%
1926	0.395	+0.0%
1927	0.395	+0.0%
1928	0.395	+0.0%
1929	0.395	+0.0%
1930	0.395	+0.0%
1931	0.395	+0.0%
1932	0.415	+5.1%
1933	0.415	+0.0%
1934	0.416	+0.2%
1935	0.416	+0.0%
1936	0.416	+0.0%
1937	0.416	+0.0%
1938	0.416	+0.0%
1939	0.416	+0.0%
1940	0.416	+0.0%
1941	0.416	+0.0%
1942	0.416	+0.0%
1943	0.416	+0.0%
1944	0.416	+0.0%
1945	0.416	+0.0%
1946	0.416	+0.0%
1947	0.416	+0.0%
1948	0.416	+0.0%
1949	0.416	+0.0%
1950	0.416	+0.0%
1951	0.416	+0.0%
1952	0.416	+0.0%
1953	0.413	-0.7%
1954	0.413	+0.0%
1955	0.415	+0.5%
1956	0.415	+0.0%
1957	0.41	-1.2%
1958	0.41	+0.0%
1959	0.41	+0.0%
1960	0.41	+0.0%
1961	0.41	+0.0%
1962	0.41	+0.0%
1963	0.366	-10.7%
1964	0.405	+10.7%
1965	0.405	+0.0%
1966	0.371	-8.4%
1967	0.371	+0.0%
1968	0.39	+5.1%
1969	0.39	+0.0%
1970	0.39	+0.0%
1971	0.39	+0.0%
1972	0.39	+0.0%
1973	0.39	+0.0%
1974	0.39	+0.0%
1975	0.39	+0.0%
1976	0.39	+0.0%
1977	0.39	+0.0%
1978	0.362	-7.2%
1979	0.363	+0.3%
1980	0.366	+0.8%
1981	0.366	+0.0%
1982	0.366	+0.0%
1983	0.366	+0.0%
1984	0.366	+0.0%
1985	0.366	+0.0%
1986	0.355	-3.0%
1987	0.355	+0.0%
1988	0.355	+0.0%
1989	0.355	+0.0%
1990	0.366	+3.1%
1991	0.35	-4.4%
1992	0.35	+0.0%
1993	0.354	+1.1%
1994	0.349	-1.4%
1995	0.349	+0.0%
1996	0.349	+0.0%
1997	0.349	+0.0%
1998	0.349	+0.0%
1999	0.349	+0.0%
2000	0.358	+2.6%
2001	0.358	+0.0%
2002	0.324	-9.5%
2003	0.327	+0.9%
2004	0.345	+5.5%
2005	0.459	+33.0%
2006	0.465	+1.3%
2007	0.472	+1.5%
2008	0.649	+37.5%
2009	0.734	+13.1%
2010	0.715	-2.6%
2011	0.717	+0.3%
2012	0.619	-13.7%
2013	0.537	-13.2%
2014	0.538	+0.2%
2015	0.527	-2.0%
2016	0.505	-4.2%
2017	0.478	-5.3%
2018	0.52	+8.8%
2019	0.729	+40.2%
2020	0.737	+1.1%
2021	0.719	-2.4%
2022	0.718	-0.1%
2023	0.741	+3.2%
2024	0.746	+0.7%
2025	0.724	-2.9%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.724 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.724 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.395	0.395	0.395	10
1910s	0.395	0.395	0.395	10
1920s	0.395	0.395	0.395	10
1930s	0.4116	0.395	0.416	10
1940s	0.416	0.416	0.416	10
1950s	0.4134	0.41	0.416	10
1960s	0.3928	0.366	0.41	10
1970s	0.3845	0.362	0.39	10
1980s	0.3616	0.355	0.366	10
1990s	0.3514	0.349	0.366	10
2000s	0.4491	0.324	0.734	10
2010s	0.5885	0.478	0.729	10
2020s	0.7308	0.718	0.746	6

Countries ranked near Maldives

90 Kenya 0.74 compare
91 Malaysia 0.739 compare
92 Serbia 0.73 compare
94 Singapore 0.717 compare
95 Bhutan 0.701 compare
96 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
96 Georgia 0.7 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Maldives?: Human rights index in Maldives was 0.724 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.324 in 2002.
How does Maldives rank for human rights index?: Maldives ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.