Japan vs Maldives: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Japan
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Japan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.