Maldives vs Nepal: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Maldives
0.728
in 2025
Nepal
0.72
in 2025
Maldives rank
87th
Nepal rank
89th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Maldives
- Nepal
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.728 against 0.72 in Nepal, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.319 | 0.009 | 0.31 | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0.319 | 0.009 | 0.31 | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0.319 | 0.0097 | 0.3093 | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0.3585 | 0.0086 | 0.3499 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0.3745 | 0.0093 | 0.3652 | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0.3981 | 0.2 | 0.1981 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.4005 | 0.1763 | 0.2242 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.3984 | 0.1923 | 0.2061 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.3676 | 0.225 | 0.1426 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.3482 | 0.5725 | 0.2243 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.374 | 0.6125 | 0.2385 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.4691 | 0.7758 | 0.3067 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.6897 | 0.7368 | 0.0472 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Maldives or Nepal?
- Maldives, at 0.728 against 0.72 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Maldives and Nepal?
- 0.008, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nepal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nepal rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Maldives ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.