Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Maldives
Maldives: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.728 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.728
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.728
in 2025
All-time low
0.314
in 2002
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.728 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Maldives peaked at 0.728 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 2002.
That places Maldives 87th out of 176 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.319 | — |
| 1901 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.35 | +9.7% |
| 1933 | 0.371 | +6.0% |
| 1934 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.378 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.408 | +7.9% |
| 1954 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.405 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.425 | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.387 | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.41 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.363 | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.396 | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.401 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.402 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.404 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.388 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.378 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.352 | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.35 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.347 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.344 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.314 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.354 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.351 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.472 | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.582 | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.564 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.567 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.495 | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.432 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.42 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.393 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.385 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.374 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.406 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.655 | +61.3% |
| 2020 | 0.662 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.649 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.672 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.712 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.715 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.728 | +1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.728 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.728 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.724, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.319 | 0.319 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.319 | 0.319 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.319 | 0.319 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3585 | 0.319 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3745 | 0.371 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3981 | 0.378 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4005 | 0.363 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3984 | 0.378 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3676 | 0.352 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3482 | 0.347 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.374 | 0.314 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4691 | 0.374 | 0.655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6897 | 0.649 | 0.728 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Maldives?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Maldives was 0.728 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.728 in 2025.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Maldives ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.