Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Maldives
Maldives: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Maldives, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 7 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Maldives peaked at 9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
That places Maldives 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Maldives
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 150.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Maldives?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Maldives was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.