Suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 2.26 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.26 for suicide rate vs income inequality in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives peaked at 3.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.93 | — |
| 2001 | 3.79 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.64 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.15 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.06 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.01 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.92 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.89 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.75 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.65 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.52 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.18 | +42.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 2.26 | -15.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.85, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.26 is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.17, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +42.7% | 2.23 | 3.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 | 3.01 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.23 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.66 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives?
- Suicide rate vs income inequality in Maldives was 2.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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