Maldives: Clean elections index

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 Maldives

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.667
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.259
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.675
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.667 index points, an increase from 0.658 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for the Maldives from 1960 to 2023 is 0.259 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.675 index points was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Maldives - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

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Maldives - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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