Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Maldives

Maldives: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
up 3,426.7%
World rank
25th
of 173 countries
All-time high
2
in 2025
All-time low
-1.64
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Maldives, 1900–2025

-2-1012190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 2 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 3,426.7% on the previous year and up 236.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Maldives peaked at 2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.64, in 1900.

That places Maldives 25th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -1.64 -1.64 -1.64 10
1910s -1.64 -1.64 -1.64 10
1920s -1.64 -1.64 -1.64 10
1930s -1.42 -1.64 -1.33 10
1940s -1.33 -1.33 -1.33 10
1950s -1.33 -1.33 -1.33 10
1960s -0.9918 -1.26 -0.869 10
1970s -1.22 -1.26 -1.07 10
1980s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
1990s -1.07 -1.07 -1.07 10
2000s -1.28 -1.42 -0.404 10
2010s -0.8716 -1.46 -0.06 10
2020s 0.2827 -0.06 2 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 22 Austria 2.15 compare
  2. 23 Panama 2.03 compare
  3. 24 Botswana 2 compare
  4. 26 Spain 1.97 compare
  5. 27 Canada 1.88 compare
  6. 28 Netherlands 1.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Maldives?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Maldives was 2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was -1.64 in 1900.
How does Maldives rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Maldives ranks 25th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 236.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.