Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.526 in Maldives as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?

0.02, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Maldives

0.526

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.546

in 2025

Maldives rank

122nd

Papua New Guinea rank

119th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Maldives
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.546 against 0.526 in Maldives, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.348	0.235	0.113	Maldives
1910s	0.348	0.235	0.113	Maldives
1920s	0.348	0.235	0.113	Maldives
1930s	0.3936	0.235	0.1586	Maldives
1940s	0.405	0.2542	0.1508	Maldives
1950s	0.4246	0.283	0.1416	Maldives
1960s	0.4414	0.283	0.1584	Maldives
1970s	0.4772	0.4225	0.0547	Maldives
1980s	0.482	0.562	0.08	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.4628	0.562	0.0992	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.4687	0.562	0.0933	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.4354	0.5653	0.1299	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.5247	0.552	0.0273	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.526 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?: 0.02, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Maldives ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.