Japan vs Maldives: Engaged Society Score
Japan
1.57
in 2025
Maldives
1.61
in 2025
Japan rank
46th
Maldives rank
45th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.61 against 1.57 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Maldives ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.34 | -0.879 | 1.22 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.3582 | -0.879 | 1.24 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.3462 | -0.879 | 1.23 | Japan |
| 1930s | -0.1858 | -0.879 | 0.6932 | Japan |
| 1940s | -0.0384 | -0.879 | 0.8406 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.43 | -0.879 | 2.31 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.82 | -0.7463 | 2.56 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.02 | -0.8173 | 2.83 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.04 | -2.19 | 4.22 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.82 | -2.19 | 4.01 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.66 | -0.5329 | 2.19 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 0.7296 | 0.8566 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.51 | 0.0642 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.61 against 1.57 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Japan and Maldives?
- 0.04, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for engaged society score?
- Japan ranks 46th and Maldives ranks 45th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.