Statizoid

Women's Political Participation Index in Maldives

Maldives: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.562 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.562
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
159th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.792
in 2008
All-time low
0.097
in 1900
Years of data
100
1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Maldives, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.562 for women's political participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Maldives peaked at 0.792 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.097, in 1900.

Maldives ranks 159th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Women's Political Participation Index in Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.097 —
1901 0.097 +0.0%
1902 0.097 +0.0%
1903 0.097 +0.0%
1904 0.097 +0.0%
1905 0.097 +0.0%
1906 0.097 +0.0%
1907 0.097 +0.0%
1908 0.097 +0.0%
1909 0.097 +0.0%
1910 0.097 +0.0%
1911 0.097 +0.0%
1912 0.097 +0.0%
1913 0.097 +0.0%
1914 0.097 +0.0%
1915 0.097 +0.0%
1916 0.097 +0.0%
1917 0.097 +0.0%
1918 0.097 +0.0%
1919 0.097 +0.0%
1920 0.097 +0.0%
1921 0.097 +0.0%
1922 0.097 +0.0%
1923 0.097 +0.0%
1924 0.097 +0.0%
1925 0.097 +0.0%
1926 0.097 +0.0%
1927 0.097 +0.0%
1928 0.097 +0.0%
1929 0.097 +0.0%
1930 0.097 +0.0%
1931 0.097 +0.0%
1932 0.097 +0.0%
1933 0.097 +0.0%
1934 0.097 +0.0%
1935 0.097 +0.0%
1936 0.097 +0.0%
1937 0.097 +0.0%
1938 0.097 +0.0%
1939 0.097 +0.0%
1940 0.097 +0.0%
1941 0.097 +0.0%
1942 0.097 +0.0%
1943 0.097 +0.0%
1944 0.097 +0.0%
1945 0.097 +0.0%
1946 0.097 +0.0%
1947 0.097 +0.0%
1948 0.097 +0.0%
1949 0.097 +0.0%
1950 0.292 +201.0%
1951 0.292 +0.0%
1952 0.292 +0.0%
1979 0.512 +75.3%
1980 0.512 +0.0%
1981 0.512 +0.0%
1982 0.512 +0.0%
1983 0.512 +0.0%
1984 0.47 -8.2%
1985 0.47 +0.0%
1986 0.47 +0.0%
1987 0.47 +0.0%
1988 0.47 +0.0%
1989 0.553 +17.7%
1990 0.553 +0.0%
1991 0.553 +0.0%
1992 0.553 +0.0%
1993 0.553 +0.0%
1994 0.553 +0.0%
1995 0.553 +0.0%
1996 0.553 +0.0%
1997 0.553 +0.0%
1998 0.553 +0.0%
1999 0.548 -0.9%
2000 0.642 +17.2%
2001 0.642 +0.0%
2002 0.642 +0.0%
2003 0.642 +0.0%
2004 0.642 +0.0%
2005 0.755 +17.6%
2006 0.755 +0.0%
2007 0.755 +0.0%
2008 0.792 +4.9%
2009 0.705 -11.0%
2010 0.705 +0.0%
2011 0.705 +0.0%
2012 0.728 +3.3%
2013 0.543 -25.4%
2014 0.531 -2.2%
2015 0.531 +0.0%
2016 0.499 -6.0%
2017 0.57 +14.2%
2018 0.538 -5.6%
2019 0.558 +3.7%
2020 0.558 +0.0%
2021 0.609 +9.1%
2022 0.609 +0.0%
2023 0.634 +4.1%
2024 0.529 -16.6%
2025 0.562 +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1910s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1920s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1930s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1940s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1950s 0.292 0.292 0.292 3
1970s 0.512 0.512 0.512 1
1980s 0.4951 0.47 0.553 10
1990s 0.5525 0.548 0.553 10
2000s 0.6972 0.642 0.792 10
2010s 0.5908 0.499 0.728 10
2020s 0.5835 0.529 0.634 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 156 Botswana 0.593 compare
  2. 157 Solomon Islands 0.591 compare
  3. 158 Burkina Faso 0.588 compare
  4. 160 Somalia 0.486 compare
  5. 161 Guinea-Bissau 0.479 compare
  6. 162 Lebanon 0.463 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Maldives

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Maldives?
Women's political participation index in Maldives was 0.562 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.792 in 2008.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.097 in 1900.
How does Maldives rank for women's political participation index?
Maldives ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 100 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Relationships involving this indicator

Comparisons with other indicators across countries. Each was re-measured with population and national income held constant, so a relationship that only reflected country size is not listed here.

All correlations →

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Women's Political Participation Index in Maldives. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/women-political-participation-index/maldives/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/women-political-participation-index/maldives/">Women's Political Participation Index in Maldives</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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