Legislative Corruption Score in Maldives
Maldives: Legislative Corruption Score was -0.122 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Corruption Score in Maldives, 1933–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Maldives stood at -0.122. That is the highest value across all 93 years on record.
The figure is up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Maldives peaked at -0.122 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.5, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 90th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 93 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 7 |
| 1940s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.1 | -1.12 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.06 | -1.5 | -0.904 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.23 | -1.5 | -0.755 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.544 | -0.755 | -0.122 | 6 |
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- 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 legislative corruption score in Maldives?
- Legislative corruption score in Maldives was -0.122 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -0.122 in 2024.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5 in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for legislative corruption score?
- Maldives ranks 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. 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 Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.