Social Development in Maldives 123 indicators covering social development for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 2025 up 59.0% 161st Political Rights Rating 4 2025 unchanged 79th Electoral democracy 1 2025 — 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 2025 unchanged 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 28.5% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 2025 up 59.0% 161st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year 2025 down 184.2% 185th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.2% 127th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.724 2025 up 37.4% 93rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.416 2025 up 122.5% 76th Electoral Democracy Index 0.556 2025 up 46.3% 79th Freedom of Association Index 0.777 2025 up 32.6% 81st Freedom of Expression Index 0.695 2025 up 29.9% 87th Participatory Democracy Index 0.316 2025 up 34.5% 84th Varieties of democracy 0.556 2025 up 46.3% 79th Liberal democracy 2 2025 up 100.0% 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 up 100.0% 1st Human Rights Index 0.724 2025 up 37.4% 93rd Key features of human rights 0.724 2025 up 37.4% 93rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.556 2025 up 46.3% 79th Key features of liberal democracy 0.416 2025 up 122.5% 76th Executive Corruption Index 0.265 2025 down 63.0% 120th Judicial Corruption Score 1.51 2025 up 221.5% 40th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.312 2025 down 39.3% 112th Key features of democracy 0.556 2025 up 46.3% 79th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.1% 132nd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -4.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 58.5% 138th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.416 2025 up 122.5% 76th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.1% 132nd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year 2025 down 44.2% 141st Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.1% 132nd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.556 2025 up 46.3% 78th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.371 2025 up 57.9% 78th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.416 2025 up 80.9% 69th Direct Democracy Index 0.045 2025 down 72.7% 82nd Key media freedoms 1.21 2025 up 262.8% 58th Media Corruption Score 1.38 2025 up 659.8% 48th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 109.6% 31st Academic Freedom Index 0.555 2025 up 50.8% 101st Legislative Corruption Score -0.122 2025 up 88.0% 90th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.9% 17th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 18.7% 16th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.9% 17th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.9% 17th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0134 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.7% 5th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.2349 units per square kilometre 2023 up 134.9% 38th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.7439 2019 down 53.3% 101st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 19 2025 down 32.1% 183rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 45.1% 154th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.8% 150th Political Rights Score 19 2025 unchanged 116th Freedom Score 41 2025 down 4.7% 128th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -38.71 % change on previous year 2025 down 108.4% 136th Page 1 of 3 Next →