Maldives vs North Macedonia: Democracy
Maldives
2
in 2025
North Macedonia
2
in 2025
Maldives rank
32nd
North Macedonia rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Maldives
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2 against 2 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Maldives ranks 32nd and North Macedonia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Maldives or North Macedonia?
- Maldives, at 2 against 2 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Maldives and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North Macedonia?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and North Macedonia rank globally for democracy?
- Maldives ranks 32nd and North Macedonia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.