Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives
Maldives: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives is 5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 6 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1972.
That places Maldives 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | — |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Maldives was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1986.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
- How does Maldives rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.