Cyprus vs Maldives: Competitive elections
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cyprus
- Maldives
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Maldives ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Cyprus or Maldives?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cyprus and Maldives?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Maldives?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Maldives rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.