Civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
That places Maldives 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +94.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 14 Andorra 0 units per person compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 0 units per person compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 18 Samoa 0 units per person compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 units per person compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Maldives was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.