Which has higher rule of law index, Fiji or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.763 against 0.749 in Fiji as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Maldives: Rule of Law Index

Fiji

0.749

in 2025

Maldives

0.763

in 2025

Fiji rank

61st

Maldives rank

58th

Rule of Law Index over time

Fiji
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.763 against 0.749 in Fiji, a difference of 0.014.

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

Fiji ranks 61st and Maldives ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.699	0.107	0.592	Fiji
1910s	0.699	0.107	0.592	Fiji
1920s	0.699	0.1088	0.5902	Fiji
1930s	0.699	0.1275	0.5715	Fiji
1940s	0.699	0.136	0.563	Fiji
1950s	0.715	0.1441	0.5709	Fiji
1960s	0.715	0.1516	0.5634	Fiji
1970s	0.733	0.1428	0.5902	Fiji
1980s	0.6819	0.105	0.5769	Fiji
1990s	0.6566	0.1003	0.5563	Fiji
2000s	0.5978	0.1749	0.4229	Fiji
2010s	0.6036	0.3472	0.2564	Fiji
2020s	0.6893	0.7088	0.0195	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Fiji or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.763 against 0.749 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Fiji and Maldives?: 0.014, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for rule of law index?: Fiji ranks 61st and Maldives ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.