Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.