Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cote d'Ivoire or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.724 against 0.701 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Maldives?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Maldives: Political Civil Liberties Index

Cote d'Ivoire

0.701

in 2025

Maldives

0.724

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

95th

Maldives rank

94th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.724 against 0.701 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 95th and Maldives ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.203	0.095	0.108	Cote d'Ivoire
1910s	0.1988	0.095	0.1038	Cote d'Ivoire
1920s	0.204	0.095	0.109	Cote d'Ivoire
1930s	0.2032	0.0956	0.1076	Cote d'Ivoire
1940s	0.2843	0.096	0.1883	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	0.3656	0.0923	0.2733	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	0.229	0.093	0.136	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	0.226	0.0979	0.1281	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	0.2426	0.085	0.1576	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	0.7378	0.1017	0.6361	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	0.8273	0.3601	0.4672	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.7766	0.6331	0.1435	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.7403	0.7713	0.031	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cote d'Ivoire or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.724 against 0.701 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Cote d'Ivoire and Maldives?: 0.023, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Maldives rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 95th and Maldives ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.