Maldives vs Philippines: Democracy
Maldives
6
in 2025
Philippines
6
in 2025
Maldives rank
78th
Philippines rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Maldives
- Philippines
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6 against 6 in Philippines, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Philippines ahead.
Maldives ranks 78th and Philippines ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Philippines | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 6 | 3.7 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 6 | 1.3 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Maldives or Philippines?
- Maldives, at 6 against 6 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Maldives and Philippines?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Philippines rank globally for democracy?
- Maldives ranks 78th and Philippines ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).