Maldives vs Zambia: Liberal political institutions index

Maldives
0.715
in 2025
Zambia
0.706
in 2025
Maldives rank
79th
Zambia rank
81st

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Maldives
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.715 against 0.706 in Zambia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

Maldives ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 81st of 176 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.129 0.261 0.132 Zambia
1920s 0.129 0.311 0.182 Zambia
1930s 0.1702 0.381 0.2108 Zambia
1940s 0.2202 0.381 0.1608 Zambia
1950s 0.2058 0.3775 0.1717 Zambia
1960s 0.1923 0.4658 0.2735 Zambia
1970s 0.184 0.4767 0.2927 Zambia
1980s 0.1638 0.4504 0.2866 Zambia
1990s 0.1568 0.6998 0.543 Zambia
2000s 0.2611 0.7933 0.5322 Zambia
2010s 0.4745 0.7537 0.2792 Zambia
2020s 0.7125 0.7447 0.0322 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Maldives or Zambia?
Maldives, at 0.715 against 0.706 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Maldives and Zambia?
0.009, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Zambia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Maldives ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 81st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed