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Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. The Maldives is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.6
- Economy 8.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 51 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Malé
- Population
- 515,132 inh.
- Area
- 300 km²
- Currency
- MVR
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohamed Muizzu
Parliament
Conseil du peuple
85 seats
Inception 1932
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
8 G$
GDP / capita
14,615 $
Growth
6.3 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
4.5 %
Life expectancy
81.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.56/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
41/100
Corruption (CPI)
39/100
Press freedom (RSF)
49/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 87% Poisson
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Allemagne
24%
-
Thaïlande
17%
-
Royaume-Uni
15%
Import partners
-
Émirats arabes unis
21%
-
Singapour
13%
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Chine
13%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
-
GBR
31%
-
FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
53%
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CHN
67%
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IND
71%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2026-04-04
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.766/1
Gini
29.3
Refugees originating
62
National anthem
Gavmii mi ekuverikan matii tibegen kuriime salaam
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,385 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,898, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)