Red List Index in Maldives
Maldives: Red List Index was 0.8608 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8608 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
115th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9324 index
in 1995
All-time low
0.8608 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Maldives, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in Maldives is 0.8608 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Maldives peaked at 0.9324 index in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8608 index, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 115th of 261 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.928 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9281 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9284 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9286 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.929 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9293 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9297 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9298 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9304 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9307 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9309 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9313 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9317 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9319 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9323 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9324 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9323 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9319 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9313 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9307 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9302 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9297 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9294 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.929 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9286 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9281 index | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9277 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9263 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9238 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9199 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9171 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9122 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.909 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9052 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9014 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8985 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8935 index | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8903 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8868 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8836 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8792 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.876 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8717 index | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8685 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8636 index | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8608 index | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.8608 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248 index, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.8608 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8367 index, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9292 index | 0.928 index | 0.9307 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9317 index | 0.9307 index | 0.9324 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9273 index | 0.9199 index | 0.9302 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 index | 0.8836 index | 0.9171 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8699 index | 0.8608 index | 0.8792 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 112 Papua New Guinea 0.8663 index compare
- 113 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.8658 index compare
- 114 Romania 0.8618 index compare
- 116 Western Sahara 0.8607 index compare
- 117 Belize 0.86 index compare
- 118 Aruba 0.8599 index compare
More development goals data for Maldives
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 21 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Maldives?
- Red list index in Maldives was 0.8608 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9324 index in 1995.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8608 index in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for red list index?
- Maldives ranks 115th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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