Political Stability - Number of sources in Maldives

Maldives: Political Stability - Number of sources was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
171st
of 208 countries
All-time high
6
in 2025
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996–2025

02461996201020251996: 31998: 32000: 32002: 32003: 32004: 42005: 42006: 42007: 42008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 42013: 42014: 42015: 42016: 42017: 42018: 42019: 42020: 42021: 52022: 52023: 52024: 52025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Maldives stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Maldives peaked at 6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

Maldives ranks 171st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 3 —
1998 3 +0.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 4 +33.3%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 4 +0.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 4 +0.0%
2017 4 +0.0%
2018 4 +0.0%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 5 +25.0%
2022 5 +0.0%
2023 5 +0.0%
2024 5 +0.0%
2025 6 +20.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 6 is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.5, 63% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 3.67 3 4 9
2010s 4 4 4 10
2020s 5 4 6 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 171 Bahamas 6 compare
  2. 171 Belize 6 compare
  3. 171 Brunei 6 compare
  4. 171 Fiji 6 compare
  5. 171 Solomon Islands 6 compare
  6. 171 Vanuatu 6 compare
  7. 171 Yemen 6 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Maldives?
Political stability - number of sources in Maldives was 6 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2025.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Maldives rank for political stability - number of sources?
Maldives ranks 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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