India vs Maldives: Competitive elections
India
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Maldives ahead.
India ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | India |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | India |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, India or Maldives?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between India and Maldives?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Maldives rank globally for competitive elections?
- India 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.