Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Elite Consultations Score
Maldives
0.693
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.697
in 2025
Maldives rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.697 against 0.693 in Maldives, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Maldives ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.84 | 0.87 | 2.71 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | -1.84 | 0.87 | 2.71 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | -1.84 | 0.87 | 2.71 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | -1.84 | 1.03 | 2.87 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -1.84 | 1.05 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -1.84 | 1.06 | 2.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -1.84 | 1.06 | 2.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -1.8 | 0.3822 | 2.18 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -1.97 | 0.765 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -1.87 | 0.5844 | 2.46 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.605 | -0.0106 | 0.5944 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1189 | 0.3583 | 0.2394 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.8527 | 0.1467 | 0.706 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.697 against 0.693 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.004, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Maldives ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.