Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Maldives
Maldives: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 59.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
59.1%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
114th
of 208 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 1998
All-time low
51.4%
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Maldives, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 59.1% for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Maldives peaked at 76.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2012.
That places Maldives 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.0% | — |
| 1998 | 76.8% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 59.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.2%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 59.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 54.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.0% | 76.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 54.2% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 51.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 65.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Maldives?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Maldives was 59.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Maldives ranks 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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