What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 0.713 in 2012.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.345 in 1900.

How does Maldives rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Maldives ranks 83rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Maldives

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Maldives
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.613 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.613

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

83rd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.713

in 2012

All-time low

0.345

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Maldives, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.613 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Maldives peaked at 0.713 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.345, in 1900.

That places Maldives 83rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Maldives, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.345	—
1901	0.345	+0.0%
1902	0.345	+0.0%
1903	0.345	+0.0%
1904	0.345	+0.0%
1905	0.345	+0.0%
1906	0.345	+0.0%
1907	0.345	+0.0%
1908	0.345	+0.0%
1909	0.345	+0.0%
1910	0.345	+0.0%
1911	0.345	+0.0%
1912	0.345	+0.0%
1913	0.345	+0.0%
1914	0.345	+0.0%
1915	0.345	+0.0%
1916	0.345	+0.0%
1917	0.345	+0.0%
1918	0.345	+0.0%
1919	0.345	+0.0%
1920	0.345	+0.0%
1921	0.345	+0.0%
1922	0.345	+0.0%
1923	0.345	+0.0%
1924	0.345	+0.0%
1925	0.345	+0.0%
1926	0.345	+0.0%
1927	0.345	+0.0%
1928	0.345	+0.0%
1929	0.345	+0.0%
1930	0.345	+0.0%
1931	0.345	+0.0%
1932	0.345	+0.0%
1933	0.345	+0.0%
1934	0.345	+0.0%
1935	0.345	+0.0%
1936	0.345	+0.0%
1937	0.345	+0.0%
1938	0.345	+0.0%
1939	0.345	+0.0%
1940	0.345	+0.0%
1941	0.345	+0.0%
1942	0.345	+0.0%
1943	0.345	+0.0%
1944	0.345	+0.0%
1945	0.345	+0.0%
1946	0.345	+0.0%
1947	0.345	+0.0%
1948	0.345	+0.0%
1949	0.345	+0.0%
1950	0.36	+4.3%
1951	0.36	+0.0%
1952	0.36	+0.0%
1953	0.36	+0.0%
1954	0.36	+0.0%
1955	0.36	+0.0%
1956	0.36	+0.0%
1957	0.36	+0.0%
1958	0.36	+0.0%
1959	0.36	+0.0%
1960	0.36	+0.0%
1961	0.36	+0.0%
1962	0.36	+0.0%
1963	0.36	+0.0%
1964	0.36	+0.0%
1965	0.353	-1.9%
1966	0.355	+0.6%
1967	0.355	+0.0%
1968	0.376	+5.9%
1969	0.376	+0.0%
1970	0.439	+16.8%
1971	0.439	+0.0%
1972	0.439	+0.0%
1973	0.439	+0.0%
1974	0.439	+0.0%
1975	0.439	+0.0%
1976	0.45	+2.5%
1977	0.45	+0.0%
1978	0.447	-0.7%
1979	0.453	+1.3%
1980	0.477	+5.3%
1981	0.477	+0.0%
1982	0.477	+0.0%
1983	0.477	+0.0%
1984	0.477	+0.0%
1985	0.477	+0.0%
1986	0.477	+0.0%
1987	0.48	+0.6%
1988	0.48	+0.0%
1989	0.485	+1.0%
1990	0.493	+1.6%
1991	0.493	+0.0%
1992	0.493	+0.0%
1993	0.493	+0.0%
1994	0.493	+0.0%
1995	0.493	+0.0%
1996	0.493	+0.0%
1997	0.493	+0.0%
1998	0.493	+0.0%
1999	0.493	+0.0%
2000	0.475	-3.7%
2001	0.475	+0.0%
2002	0.472	-0.6%
2003	0.486	+3.0%
2004	0.519	+6.8%
2005	0.629	+21.2%
2006	0.628	-0.2%
2007	0.638	+1.6%
2008	0.661	+3.6%
2009	0.686	+3.8%
2010	0.675	-1.6%
2011	0.711	+5.3%
2012	0.713	+0.3%
2013	0.58	-18.7%
2014	0.582	+0.3%
2015	0.508	-12.7%
2016	0.551	+8.5%
2017	0.582	+5.6%
2018	0.585	+0.5%
2019	0.641	+9.6%
2020	0.645	+0.6%
2021	0.657	+1.9%
2022	0.603	-8.2%
2023	0.615	+2.0%
2024	0.587	-4.6%
2025	0.613	+4.4%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.613 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.613 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5965, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.345	0.345	0.345	10
1910s	0.345	0.345	0.345	10
1920s	0.345	0.345	0.345	10
1930s	0.345	0.345	0.345	10
1940s	0.345	0.345	0.345	10
1950s	0.36	0.36	0.36	10
1960s	0.3615	0.353	0.376	10
1970s	0.4434	0.439	0.453	10
1980s	0.4784	0.477	0.485	10
1990s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
2000s	0.5669	0.472	0.686	10
2010s	0.6128	0.508	0.713	10
2020s	0.62	0.587	0.657	6

Countries ranked near Maldives

80 Brazil 0.637 compare
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82 Hungary 0.617 compare
84 North Macedonia 0.606 compare
85 Bolivia 0.595 compare
86 Kyrgyzstan 0.593 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Maldives?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Maldives was 0.613 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.713 in 2012.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.345 in 1900.
How does Maldives rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Maldives ranks 83rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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