Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Maldives

Maldives: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 51.15 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
51.15 0-100
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
117th
of 206 countries
All-time high
69.63 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
49.31 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Maldives, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 68.8 0-1001998: 69.3 0-1002000: 69.4 0-1002002: 69.6 0-1002003: 66.8 0-1002004: 51.2 0-1002005: 56.6 0-1002006: 56.6 0-1002007: 55.2 0-1002008: 50.5 0-1002009: 50.4 0-1002010: 52.1 0-1002011: 51 0-1002012: 50.9 0-1002013: 50.5 0-1002014: 50.7 0-1002015: 50 0-1002016: 51.3 0-1002017: 51.3 0-1002018: 51.3 0-1002019: 51.3 0-1002020: 49.4 0-1002021: 50.8 0-1002022: 49.3 0-1002023: 49.3 0-1002024: 51.2 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 51.15 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Maldives peaked at 69.63 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 49.31 0-100, in 2022.

Maldives ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Maldives, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 68.81 0-100
1998 69.3 0-100 +0.7%
2000 69.43 0-100 +0.2%
2002 69.63 0-100 +0.3%
2003 66.83 0-100 -4.0%
2004 51.2 0-100 -23.4%
2005 56.57 0-100 +10.5%
2006 56.55 0-100 -0.0%
2007 55.23 0-100 -2.3%
2008 50.52 0-100 -8.5%
2009 50.4 0-100 -0.2%
2010 52.13 0-100 +3.4%
2011 51 0-100 -2.2%
2012 50.86 0-100 -0.3%
2013 50.52 0-100 -0.7%
2014 50.71 0-100 +0.4%
2015 50.01 0-100 -1.4%
2016 51.26 0-100 +2.5%
2017 51.28 0-100 +0.0%
2018 51.28 0-100 +0.0%
2019 51.3 0-100 +0.0%
2020 49.35 0-100 -3.8%
2021 50.77 0-100 +2.9%
2022 49.31 0-100 -2.9%
2023 49.31 0-100 +0.0%
2024 51.15 0-100 +3.7%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 51.15 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 51.15 0-100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 50.65 0-100, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.06 0-100 68.81 0-100 69.3 0-100 2
2000s 58.49 0-100 50.4 0-100 69.63 0-100 9
2010s 51.04 0-100 50.01 0-100 52.13 0-100 10
2020s 49.98 0-100 49.31 0-100 51.15 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 114 Kosovo 51.35 0-100 compare
  2. 114 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 51.35 0-100 compare
  3. 116 Argentina 51.16 0-100 compare
  4. 118 Senegal 51.05 0-100 compare
  5. 119 Vietnam 50.65 0-100 compare
  6. 120 Benin 50.49 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Maldives?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Maldives was 51.15 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 69.63 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 49.31 0-100 in 2022.
How does Maldives rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Maldives ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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