Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 39/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.5/100 #104
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.556
- HDI
- 0.766
- Regional blocs
- SAARC
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Maldives | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Vice President of the Maldives | Hussain Mohamed Latheef |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 0.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 1.6/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
63th pct
Rule of law (2023)
51th pct
Corruption control (2023)
40th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
45th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
26th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
41th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 39 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.556
- Liberal
- 0.416
- Participatory
- 0.316
- Deliberative
- 0.416
- Egalitarian
- 0.371
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #104 / 180
- Rank change
- +2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #123
- 37.7
- Economic #118
- 36.0
- Legal #103
- 55.5
- Social #133
- 45.5
- Safety #56
- 87.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.5 | 104 | 37.7 | 36.0 | 55.5 | 45.5 | 87.5 |
| 2024 | 52.4 | 106 | 43.5 | 36.0 | 54.4 | 48.1 | 79.8 |
| 2023 | 56.9 | 100 | 53.8 | 32.8 | 59.9 | 55.7 | 82.5 |
| 2022 | 59.6 | 87 | 62.3 | 38.3 | 67.1 | 55.0 | 75.1 |
| 2021 | 70.9 | 72 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | 79 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 67.8 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 62.1 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 54.3 |
| 2017 | 60.7 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2016 | 65.8 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 70.0 |
| 2015 | 65.7 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
| 2014 | 66.9 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 68.9 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 25.0 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 16.0 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 14.0 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 23.3 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 45.2 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 51.3 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 58.5 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |