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Political centralization index in Maldives

Maldives: Political centralization 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

Political centralization index in Maldives, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization 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, political centralization 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.

Political centralization index in Maldives, year by year

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 93 Romania 0.279 compare
  2. 94 Albania 0.275 compare
  3. 95 Argentina 0.265 compare
  4. 96 Montenegro 0.262 compare
  5. 98 Peru 0.252 compare
  6. 99 Botswana 0.251 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Maldives?
Political centralization index in Maldives was 0.262 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 1900.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 2022.
How does Maldives rank for political centralization index?
Maldives ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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