Political rights score fh in Maldives
Maldives: Political rights score fh was 19 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
116th
of 197 countries
All-time high
25
in 2009
All-time low
9
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Maldives, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19 for political rights score fh in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Maldives peaked at 25 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2002.
That places Maldives 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.88 | 9 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.6 | 14 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5 | 19 | 21 | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Maldives?
- Political rights score fh in Maldives was 19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2009.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for political rights score fh?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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