Free and Fair Elections Index in Maldives
Maldives: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.643 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Free and Fair Elections Index in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in Maldives stood at 0.643.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Maldives peaked at 0.662 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Maldives 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0.073 | — |
| 1969 | 0.269 | +268.5% |
| 1970 | 0.249 | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.254 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.262 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.267 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.225 | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.168 | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 0.157 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.153 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.144 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.169 | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.162 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.146 | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.167 | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.16 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.165 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.144 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.162 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.153 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.122 | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.296 | +142.6% |
| 2006 | 0.308 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.463 | +50.3% |
| 2009 | 0.66 | +42.5% |
| 2010 | 0.662 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.653 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.563 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.422 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.411 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.417 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.398 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.426 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.606 | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.65 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.659 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.654 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.643 | -1.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.643 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.643 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.668, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +268.5% | 0.073 | 0.269 |
| 2005 | +142.6% | 0.122 | 0.296 |
| 2008 | +50.3% | 0.308 | 0.463 |
| 2009 | +42.5% | 0.463 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | +42.3% | 0.426 | 0.606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0342 | 0 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2457 | 0.168 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1583 | 0.144 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2796 | 0.122 | 0.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.522 | 0.398 | 0.662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.651 | 0.643 | 0.659 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
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- 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 free and fair elections index in Maldives?
- Free and fair elections index in Maldives was 0.643 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.662 in 2010.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Maldives rank for free and fair elections index?
- Maldives ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.