Key features of electoral democracy in Maldives
Maldives: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.556 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.556
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.609
in 2009
All-time low
0.015
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of electoral democracy in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.556 for key features of electoral democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Maldives peaked at 0.609 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.015, in 1900.
Maldives ranks 79th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0909 | 0.015 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1309 | 0.13 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1298 | 0.129 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1354 | 0.129 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1689 | 0.155 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1558 | 0.154 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1604 | 0.158 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2794 | 0.161 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4661 | 0.353 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5797 | 0.556 | 0.596 | 6 |
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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 key features of electoral democracy in Maldives?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Maldives was 0.556 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 2009.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1900.
- How does Maldives rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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