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 176 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.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Maldives

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

Maldives: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.262 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.262

Change on year

up 18.0%

World rank

96th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.958

in 1900

All-time low

0.207

in 2022

Years of data

126

1900–2025

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 176 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.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Centralization of Political Power Index in Maldives, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.958	—
1901	0.958	+0.0%
1902	0.958	+0.0%
1903	0.958	+0.0%
1904	0.958	+0.0%
1905	0.958	+0.0%
1906	0.958	+0.0%
1907	0.958	+0.0%
1908	0.958	+0.0%
1909	0.958	+0.0%
1910	0.958	+0.0%
1911	0.958	+0.0%
1912	0.958	+0.0%
1913	0.958	+0.0%
1914	0.958	+0.0%
1915	0.958	+0.0%
1916	0.958	+0.0%
1917	0.958	+0.0%
1918	0.958	+0.0%
1919	0.958	+0.0%
1920	0.958	+0.0%
1921	0.958	+0.0%
1922	0.958	+0.0%
1923	0.958	+0.0%
1924	0.958	+0.0%
1925	0.958	+0.0%
1926	0.958	+0.0%
1927	0.958	+0.0%
1928	0.958	+0.0%
1929	0.958	+0.0%
1930	0.958	+0.0%
1931	0.958	+0.0%
1932	0.946	-1.3%
1933	0.916	-3.2%
1934	0.916	+0.0%
1935	0.916	+0.0%
1936	0.916	+0.0%
1937	0.916	+0.0%
1938	0.916	+0.0%
1939	0.916	+0.0%
1940	0.916	+0.0%
1941	0.904	-1.3%
1942	0.904	+0.0%
1943	0.904	+0.0%
1944	0.904	+0.0%
1945	0.904	+0.0%
1946	0.904	+0.0%
1947	0.904	+0.0%
1948	0.904	+0.0%
1949	0.904	+0.0%
1950	0.904	+0.0%
1951	0.904	+0.0%
1952	0.904	+0.0%
1953	0.915	+1.2%
1954	0.915	+0.0%
1955	0.915	+0.0%
1956	0.915	+0.0%
1957	0.915	+0.0%
1958	0.915	+0.0%
1959	0.915	+0.0%
1960	0.915	+0.0%
1961	0.915	+0.0%
1962	0.915	+0.0%
1963	0.915	+0.0%
1964	0.915	+0.0%
1965	0.915	+0.0%
1966	0.915	+0.0%
1967	0.929	+1.5%
1968	0.923	-0.6%
1969	0.923	+0.0%
1970	0.923	+0.0%
1971	0.923	+0.0%
1972	0.923	+0.0%
1973	0.923	+0.0%
1974	0.923	+0.0%
1975	0.923	+0.0%
1976	0.923	+0.0%
1977	0.923	+0.0%
1978	0.954	+3.4%
1979	0.955	+0.1%
1980	0.955	+0.0%
1981	0.955	+0.0%
1982	0.955	+0.0%
1983	0.955	+0.0%
1984	0.955	+0.0%
1985	0.955	+0.0%
1986	0.955	+0.0%
1987	0.955	+0.0%
1988	0.955	+0.0%
1989	0.955	+0.0%
1990	0.955	+0.0%
1991	0.955	+0.0%
1992	0.955	+0.0%
1993	0.955	+0.0%
1994	0.955	+0.0%
1995	0.955	+0.0%
1996	0.955	+0.0%
1997	0.955	+0.0%
1998	0.955	+0.0%
1999	0.955	+0.0%
2000	0.955	+0.0%
2001	0.955	+0.0%
2002	0.955	+0.0%
2003	0.948	-0.7%
2004	0.945	-0.3%
2005	0.841	-11.0%
2006	0.839	-0.2%
2007	0.839	+0.0%
2008	0.619	-26.2%
2009	0.398	-35.7%
2010	0.403	+1.3%
2011	0.412	+2.2%
2012	0.491	+19.2%
2013	0.635	+29.3%
2014	0.641	+0.9%
2015	0.661	+3.1%
2016	0.636	-3.8%
2017	0.653	+2.7%
2018	0.687	+5.2%
2019	0.287	-58.2%
2020	0.237	-17.4%
2021	0.231	-2.5%
2022	0.207	-10.4%
2023	0.207	+0.0%
2024	0.222	+7.2%
2025	0.262	+18.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.262 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.262 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2325, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

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

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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 176 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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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.