Physical Integrity Rights Index in Maldives
Maldives: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.893 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights index in Maldives is 0.893, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Maldives peaked at 0.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.371, in 2002.
Maldives ranks 55th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6544 | 0.62 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.663 | 0.663 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6564 | 0.641 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6029 | 0.512 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5652 | 0.522 | 0.576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.494 | 0.494 | 0.494 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4869 | 0.371 | 0.826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6363 | 0.519 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8818 | 0.861 | 0.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.897 compare
- 52 United Kingdom 0.897 compare
- 54 Guyana 0.896 compare
- 56 Montenegro 0.889 compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.888 compare
- 58 Moldova 0.886 compare
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 physical integrity rights index in Maldives?
- Physical integrity rights index in Maldives was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.371 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Maldives ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.