Maldives vs Namibia: Free and fair elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Maldives
- Namibia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Maldives or Namibia?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Maldives and Namibia?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Namibia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.