🇲🇻 Maldives: Politics & Democracy
Only partially — Maldives's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 41.6 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.
Current leaders
Mohamed Muizzu
Head of State · People's National Congress
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Maldives's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Maldives a democracy?
Only partially — Maldives's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 41.6 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #77 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Maldives improving or declining?
Maldives's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 22.9 points over the past decade, standing at 41.6 in 2025 (1-year change: −1.9).
Who leads Maldives?
Mohamed Muizzu is Maldives's head of state (People's National Congress).