Years colonized in Maldives

Maldives: Years colonized was 79 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
79
in 1965
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Maldives, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Maldives is 79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Maldives peaked at 79 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Maldives ranks 72nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Years colonized in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Maldives, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 1 —
1888 2 +100.0%
1889 3 +50.0%
1890 4 +33.3%
1891 5 +25.0%
1892 6 +20.0%
1893 7 +16.7%
1894 8 +14.3%
1895 9 +12.5%
1896 10 +11.1%
1897 11 +10.0%
1898 12 +9.1%
1899 13 +8.3%
1900 14 +7.7%
1901 15 +7.1%
1902 16 +6.7%
1903 17 +6.2%
1904 18 +5.9%
1905 19 +5.6%
1906 20 +5.3%
1907 21 +5.0%
1908 22 +4.8%
1909 23 +4.5%
1910 24 +4.3%
1911 25 +4.2%
1912 26 +4.0%
1913 27 +3.8%
1914 28 +3.7%
1915 29 +3.6%
1916 30 +3.4%
1917 31 +3.3%
1918 32 +3.2%
1919 33 +3.1%
1920 34 +3.0%
1921 35 +2.9%
1922 36 +2.9%
1923 37 +2.8%
1924 38 +2.7%
1925 39 +2.6%
1926 40 +2.6%
1927 41 +2.5%
1928 42 +2.4%
1929 43 +2.4%
1930 44 +2.3%
1931 45 +2.3%
1932 46 +2.2%
1933 47 +2.2%
1934 48 +2.1%
1935 49 +2.1%
1936 50 +2.0%
1937 51 +2.0%
1938 52 +2.0%
1939 53 +1.9%
1940 54 +1.9%
1941 55 +1.9%
1942 56 +1.8%
1943 57 +1.8%
1944 58 +1.8%
1945 59 +1.7%
1946 60 +1.7%
1947 61 +1.7%
1948 62 +1.6%
1949 63 +1.6%
1950 64 +1.6%
1951 65 +1.6%
1952 66 +1.5%
1953 67 +1.5%
1954 68 +1.5%
1955 69 +1.5%
1956 70 +1.4%
1957 71 +1.4%
1958 72 +1.4%
1959 73 +1.4%
1960 74 +1.4%
1961 75 +1.4%
1962 76 +1.3%
1963 77 +1.3%
1964 78 +1.3%
1965 79 +1.3%
1966 79 +0.0%
1967 79 +0.0%
1968 79 +0.0%
1969 79 +0.0%
1970 79 +0.0%
1971 79 +0.0%
1972 79 +0.0%
1973 79 +0.0%
1974 79 +0.0%
1975 79 +0.0%
1976 79 +0.0%
1977 79 +0.0%
1978 79 +0.0%
1979 79 +0.0%
1980 79 +0.0%
1981 79 +0.0%
1982 79 +0.0%
1983 79 +0.0%
1984 79 +0.0%
1985 79 +0.0%
1986 79 +0.0%
1987 79 +0.0%
1988 79 +0.0%
1989 79 +0.0%
1990 79 +0.0%
1991 79 +0.0%
1992 79 +0.0%
1993 79 +0.0%
1994 79 +0.0%
1995 79 +0.0%
1996 79 +0.0%
1997 79 +0.0%
1998 79 +0.0%
1999 79 +0.0%
2000 79 +0.0%
2001 79 +0.0%
2002 79 +0.0%
2003 79 +0.0%
2004 79 +0.0%
2005 79 +0.0%
2006 79 +0.0%
2007 79 +0.0%
2008 79 +0.0%
2009 79 +0.0%
2010 79 +0.0%
2011 79 +0.0%
2012 79 +0.0%
2013 79 +0.0%
2014 79 +0.0%
2015 79 +0.0%
2016 79 +0.0%
2017 79 +0.0%
2018 79 +0.0%
2019 79 +0.0%
2020 79 +0.0%
2021 79 +0.0%
2022 79 +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 79 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 79 is below the median for South Asia, which is 85, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1888 +100.0% 1 2
1889 +50.0% 2 3
1890 +33.3% 3 4
1891 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0.6 0 3 10
1890s 8.5 4 13 10
1900s 18.5 14 23 10
1910s 28.5 24 33 10
1920s 38.5 34 43 10
1930s 48.5 44 53 10
1940s 58.5 54 63 10
1950s 68.5 64 73 10
1960s 77.5 74 79 10
1970s 79 79 79 10
1980s 79 79 79 10
1990s 79 79 79 10
2000s 79 79 79 10
2010s 79 79 79 10
2020s 79 79 79 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Maldives?
Years colonized in Maldives was 79 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 79 in 1965.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Maldives rank for years colonized?
Maldives ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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