North Korea vs Maldives: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
North Korea
1.84
in 2025
Maldives
1.83
in 2025
North Korea rank
35th
Maldives rank
36th
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- North Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.84 against 1.83 in Maldives, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 35th and Maldives ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.08 | -0.889 | 0.1876 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -2.2 | -0.889 | 1.31 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -1.95 | -0.889 | 1.06 | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0.0294 | -0.889 | 0.9184 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.589 | 0.0822 | 0.5068 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.589 | 1.09 | 0.505 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.589 | 1.09 | 0.505 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.09 | 0.4942 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.09 | 0.744 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.09 | 0.744 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 1.58 | 0.2533 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, North Korea or Maldives?
- North Korea, at 1.84 against 1.83 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between North Korea and Maldives?
- 0.01, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Maldives?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Maldives rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- North Korea ranks 35th and Maldives ranks 36th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States 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 foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.