What is the difference in women's political participation index between Maldives and Solomon Islands?

0.029, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Solomon Islands?

100 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 Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Solomon Islands: Women's Political Participation Index

Maldives

0.562

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.591

in 2025

Maldives rank

159th

Solomon Islands rank

157th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Maldives
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.591 against 0.562 in Maldives, a difference of 0.029.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Maldives ranks 159th and Solomon Islands ranks 157th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.097	0.263	0.166	Solomon Islands
1910s	0.097	0.263	0.166	Solomon Islands
1920s	0.097	0.263	0.166	Solomon Islands
1930s	0.097	0.263	0.166	Solomon Islands
1940s	0.097	0.263	0.166	Solomon Islands
1950s	0.292	0.263	0.029	Maldives
1970s	0.512	0.263	0.249	Maldives
1980s	0.4951	0.263	0.2321	Maldives
1990s	0.5525	0.287	0.2655	Maldives
2000s	0.6972	0.2882	0.409	Maldives
2010s	0.5908	0.3191	0.2717	Maldives
2020s	0.5835	0.57	0.0135	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Maldives or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 0.591 against 0.562 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Maldives and Solomon Islands?: 0.029, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Solomon Islands?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Solomon Islands rank globally for women's political participation index?: Maldives ranks 159th and Solomon Islands ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.