Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Maldives

Maldives: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 49.64 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.64 0-100
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
127th
of 207 countries
All-time high
56.78 0-100
in 2009
All-time low
35.56 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Maldives, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 41.1 0-1001998: 42.1 0-1002000: 42.2 0-1002002: 43.1 0-1002003: 39.8 0-1002004: 35.6 0-1002005: 42.4 0-1002006: 43 0-1002007: 44.9 0-1002008: 52.6 0-1002009: 56.8 0-1002010: 56.4 0-1002011: 55.3 0-1002012: 50.8 0-1002013: 47.8 0-1002014: 47.6 0-1002015: 46.7 0-1002016: 45.7 0-1002017: 43.7 0-1002018: 44.1 0-1002019: 51.1 0-1002020: 54.7 0-1002021: 54.4 0-1002022: 52.9 0-1002023: 53.3 0-1002024: 49.6 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Maldives stood at 49.64 0-100.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Maldives peaked at 56.78 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.56 0-100, in 2004.

That places Maldives 127th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Maldives, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 41.08 0-100
1998 42.06 0-100 +2.4%
2000 42.24 0-100 +0.4%
2002 43.12 0-100 +2.1%
2003 39.82 0-100 -7.7%
2004 35.56 0-100 -10.7%
2005 42.44 0-100 +19.3%
2006 42.98 0-100 +1.3%
2007 44.92 0-100 +4.5%
2008 52.61 0-100 +17.1%
2009 56.78 0-100 +7.9%
2010 56.37 0-100 -0.7%
2011 55.32 0-100 -1.9%
2012 50.8 0-100 -8.2%
2013 47.83 0-100 -5.8%
2014 47.59 0-100 -0.5%
2015 46.71 0-100 -1.8%
2016 45.66 0-100 -2.3%
2017 43.73 0-100 -4.2%
2018 44.09 0-100 +0.8%
2019 51.1 0-100 +15.9%
2020 54.68 0-100 +7.0%
2021 54.45 0-100 -0.4%
2022 52.93 0-100 -2.8%
2023 53.32 0-100 +0.8%
2024 49.64 0-100 -6.9%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 49.64 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.01 0-100, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 49.64 0-100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 55.06 0-100, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.57 0-100 41.08 0-100 42.06 0-100 2
2000s 44.49 0-100 35.56 0-100 56.78 0-100 9
2010s 48.92 0-100 43.73 0-100 56.37 0-100 10
2020s 53 0-100 49.64 0-100 54.68 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 124 Benin 50.19 0-100 compare
  2. 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.93 0-100 compare
  3. 126 Zambia 49.72 0-100 compare
  4. 128 Bolivia 49.15 0-100 compare
  5. 129 Serbia 48.7 0-100 compare
  6. 130 Guatemala 48.61 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Maldives?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Maldives was 49.64 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 56.78 0-100 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 35.56 0-100 in 2004.
How does Maldives rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Maldives ranks 127th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).