Maldives vs Senegal: Democracy
Maldives
6
in 2025
Senegal
6
in 2025
Maldives rank
78th
Senegal rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Maldives
- Senegal
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6 against 6 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 6.9 | 4.6 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 6.7 | 2 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Maldives or Senegal?
- Maldives, at 6 against 6 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Maldives and Senegal?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
- Maldives ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).