Maldives vs Nauru: Competitive elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Maldives
- Nauru
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
Across all 138 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Nauru |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Maldives or Nauru?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Maldives and Nauru?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nauru rank globally for competitive elections?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Nauru 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.