Malaysia vs Maldives: Political civil liberties index
Malaysia
0.691
in 2025
Maldives
0.724
in 2025
Malaysia rank
97th
Maldives rank
94th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.724 against 0.691 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.033.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 11 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.207 | 0.095 | 0.112 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.207 | 0.095 | 0.112 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.207 | 0.095 | 0.112 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.207 | 0.0956 | 0.1114 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.207 | 0.096 | 0.111 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.3184 | 0.0923 | 0.2261 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.3674 | 0.093 | 0.2744 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.3507 | 0.0979 | 0.2528 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.3593 | 0.085 | 0.2743 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3734 | 0.1017 | 0.2717 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5265 | 0.3601 | 0.1664 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.5879 | 0.6331 | 0.0452 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.6832 | 0.7713 | 0.0882 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.724 against 0.691 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.033, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Malaysia ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.