What is rule of law index in Maldives?

Rule of law index in Maldives was 0.763 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 0.763 in 2025.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 2000.

How does Maldives rank for rule of law index?

Maldives ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 240.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Maldives

Name: Rule of Law Index in Maldives
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Rule of Law Index was 0.763 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.763

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

58th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.763

in 2025

All-time low

0.092

in 2000

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Maldives, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.763 for rule of law index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 240.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Maldives peaked at 0.763 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.092, in 2000.

That places Maldives 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rule of Law Index in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Maldives, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.107	—
1901	0.107	+0.0%
1902	0.107	+0.0%
1903	0.107	+0.0%
1904	0.107	+0.0%
1905	0.107	+0.0%
1906	0.107	+0.0%
1907	0.107	+0.0%
1908	0.107	+0.0%
1909	0.107	+0.0%
1910	0.107	+0.0%
1911	0.107	+0.0%
1912	0.107	+0.0%
1913	0.107	+0.0%
1914	0.107	+0.0%
1915	0.107	+0.0%
1916	0.107	+0.0%
1917	0.107	+0.0%
1918	0.107	+0.0%
1919	0.107	+0.0%
1920	0.107	+0.0%
1921	0.107	+0.0%
1922	0.107	+0.0%
1923	0.107	+0.0%
1924	0.11	+2.8%
1925	0.11	+0.0%
1926	0.11	+0.0%
1927	0.11	+0.0%
1928	0.11	+0.0%
1929	0.11	+0.0%
1930	0.11	+0.0%
1931	0.11	+0.0%
1932	0.124	+12.7%
1933	0.133	+7.3%
1934	0.133	+0.0%
1935	0.133	+0.0%
1936	0.133	+0.0%
1937	0.133	+0.0%
1938	0.133	+0.0%
1939	0.133	+0.0%
1940	0.133	+0.0%
1941	0.133	+0.0%
1942	0.133	+0.0%
1943	0.133	+0.0%
1944	0.133	+0.0%
1945	0.139	+4.5%
1946	0.139	+0.0%
1947	0.139	+0.0%
1948	0.139	+0.0%
1949	0.139	+0.0%
1950	0.139	+0.0%
1951	0.139	+0.0%
1952	0.139	+0.0%
1953	0.148	+6.5%
1954	0.146	-1.4%
1955	0.146	+0.0%
1956	0.146	+0.0%
1957	0.146	+0.0%
1958	0.146	+0.0%
1959	0.146	+0.0%
1960	0.154	+5.5%
1961	0.154	+0.0%
1962	0.154	+0.0%
1963	0.154	+0.0%
1964	0.154	+0.0%
1965	0.154	+0.0%
1966	0.145	-5.8%
1967	0.145	+0.0%
1968	0.15	+3.4%
1969	0.152	+1.3%
1970	0.152	+0.0%
1971	0.152	+0.0%
1972	0.152	+0.0%
1973	0.152	+0.0%
1974	0.154	+1.3%
1975	0.148	-3.9%
1976	0.148	+0.0%
1977	0.148	+0.0%
1978	0.117	-20.9%
1979	0.105	-10.3%
1980	0.105	+0.0%
1981	0.105	+0.0%
1982	0.105	+0.0%
1983	0.105	+0.0%
1984	0.105	+0.0%
1985	0.105	+0.0%
1986	0.105	+0.0%
1987	0.105	+0.0%
1988	0.105	+0.0%
1989	0.105	+0.0%
1990	0.101	-3.8%
1991	0.101	+0.0%
1992	0.101	+0.0%
1993	0.101	+0.0%
1994	0.101	+0.0%
1995	0.1	-1.0%
1996	0.1	+0.0%
1997	0.1	+0.0%
1998	0.099	-1.0%
1999	0.099	+0.0%
2000	0.092	-7.1%
2001	0.092	+0.0%
2002	0.092	+0.0%
2003	0.101	+9.8%
2004	0.098	-3.0%
2005	0.147	+50.0%
2006	0.167	+13.6%
2007	0.167	+0.0%
2008	0.306	+83.2%
2009	0.487	+59.2%
2010	0.477	-2.1%
2011	0.482	+1.0%
2012	0.365	-24.3%
2013	0.276	-24.4%
2014	0.271	-1.8%
2015	0.224	-17.3%
2016	0.259	+15.6%
2017	0.247	-4.6%
2018	0.251	+1.6%
2019	0.62	+147.0%
2020	0.665	+7.3%
2021	0.681	+2.4%
2022	0.703	+3.2%
2023	0.728	+3.6%
2024	0.713	-2.1%
2025	0.763	+7.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 0.763 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Maldives's 0.763 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.107	0.107	0.107	10
1910s	0.107	0.107	0.107	10
1920s	0.1088	0.107	0.11	10
1930s	0.1275	0.11	0.133	10
1940s	0.136	0.133	0.139	10
1950s	0.1441	0.139	0.148	10
1960s	0.1516	0.145	0.154	10
1970s	0.1428	0.105	0.154	10
1980s	0.105	0.105	0.105	10
1990s	0.1003	0.099	0.101	10
2000s	0.1749	0.092	0.487	10
2010s	0.3472	0.224	0.62	10
2020s	0.7088	0.665	0.763	6

Countries ranked near Maldives

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Maldives?: Rule of law index in Maldives was 0.763 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.763 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for rule of law index?: Maldives ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 240.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.