India vs Maldives: Political opposition
India
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Maldives ahead.
India ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | India |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political opposition, India or Maldives?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between India and Maldives?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Maldives rank globally for political opposition?
- India ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.