Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Maldives
Maldives: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.724 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Maldives is 0.724, measured 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 vs electoral democracy 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.
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
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Maldives?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Maldives was 0.724 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.324 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Maldives ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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