Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Maldives
Maldives: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 36.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
36.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.7%
in 1996
All-time low
33.2%
in 2017
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Maldives, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 36.0% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Maldives peaked at 51.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 51.7% | — |
| 1998 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 36.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 82% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 36.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 39.4%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 37.1% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 35.8% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Maldives?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Maldives was 36.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Maldives ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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