Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Maldives

Maldives: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 208 countries
All-time high
8
in 2005
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996–2025

024681996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 42003: 52004: 62005: 82006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 82014: 82015: 82016: 72017: 72018: 52019: 52020: 52021: 62022: 62023: 62024: 62025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 6 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Maldives peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Maldives ranks 171st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Maldives, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 5 +25.0%
2004 6 +20.0%
2005 8 +33.3%
2006 8 +0.0%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
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 5 -28.6%
2019 5 +0.0%
2020 5 +0.0%
2021 6 +20.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 6 +0.0%
2024 6 +0.0%
2025 6 +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 6 is below the median for South Asia, which is 11, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 6.56 4 8 9
2010s 7.2 5 8 10
2020s 5.83 5 6 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 171 Cuba 6 compare
  2. 171 Palestine 6 compare
  3. 174 Bahamas 5 compare
  4. 174 Samoa 5 compare
  5. 174 Solomon Islands 5 compare
  6. 174 Tonga 5 compare
  7. 174 Turkmenistan 5 compare
  8. 174 Vanuatu 5 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Maldives?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Maldives was 6 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Maldives rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Maldives ranks 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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