Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0168 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.02 units per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0067 units per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
51
1972–2023
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives is 0.0168 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.02 units per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Maldives ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0168 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 416.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0168 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 325.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nauru 0.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Tuvalu 0.0333 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 San Marino 0.0167 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 0.0075 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Liechtenstein 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Malta 0.0063 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Maldives?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Maldives rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.