Maldives vs Rwanda: Justified Political Positions Score

Maldives
1.07
in 2025
Rwanda
1.04
in 2025
Maldives rank
64th
Rwanda rank
66th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Maldives
  • Rwanda
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.07 against 1.04 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 64th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s -2.74 -2.91 0.172 Maldives
1920s -2.74 -2.91 0.172 Maldives
1930s -1.51 -2.91 1.41 Maldives
1940s -1.2 -2.91 1.71 Maldives
1950s -1.2 -2.91 1.71 Maldives
1960s -1.2 -1.08 0.1186 Rwanda
1970s -1.16 -0.832 0.329 Rwanda
1980s -0.828 -0.832 0.004 Maldives
1990s -0.828 -0.222 0.606 Rwanda
2000s -0.2831 0.7468 1.03 Rwanda
2010s 0.3671 0.9707 0.6036 Rwanda
2020s 0.8758 1.04 0.1692 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Maldives or Rwanda?
Maldives, at 1.07 against 1.04 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Maldives and Rwanda?
0.03, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for justified political positions score?
Maldives ranks 64th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.