Rule of Law - Number of sources in Maldives

Maldives: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 7 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8
in 2008
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996–2024

024681996201020241996: 31998: 32000: 32002: 32003: 32004: 42005: 72006: 72007: 72008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 82014: 82015: 82016: 72017: 72018: 62019: 62020: 52021: 62022: 72023: 72024: 7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Maldives is 7, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Maldives peaked at 8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

That places Maldives 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996 to 2024.
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 7 +75.0%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 8 +14.3%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 8 +0.0%
2014 8 +0.0%
2015 8 +0.0%
2016 7 -12.5%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 6 -14.3%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 5 -16.7%
2021 6 +20.0%
2022 7 +16.7%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 5.56 3 8 9
2010s 7.4 6 8 10
2020s 6.4 5 7 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 174 Bahamas 7 compare
  2. 174 Cuba 7 compare
  3. 174 Fiji 7 compare
  4. 174 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 7 compare
  5. 174 Samoa 7 compare
  6. 174 Turkmenistan 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Maldives?
Rule of law - number of sources in Maldives was 7 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2008.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Maldives rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Maldives ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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