Centralization of Political Power Index in Maldives
Maldives: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.262 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Centralization of Political Power Index in Maldives, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Maldives is 0.262, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Maldives peaked at 0.958 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 96th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.958 | 0.958 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.958 | 0.958 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.958 | 0.958 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9274 | 0.916 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9052 | 0.904 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9117 | 0.904 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.918 | 0.915 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9293 | 0.923 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.955 | 0.955 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.955 | 0.955 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8294 | 0.398 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5506 | 0.287 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2277 | 0.207 | 0.262 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 centralization of political power index in Maldives?
- Centralization of political power index in Maldives was 0.262 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 1900.
- What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for centralization of political power index?
- Maldives ranks 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.