Maldives Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Income
- Upper middle income
- ISO
- MDV
Maldives: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure, easing recently.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Maldives, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
Medium 41 / 100
- 18 Climate Very low
- 43 Nature +0.9 Medium
- 20 Social Low
- 67 Governance High
- 55 Adaptation -4.1 Medium
Which hazards threaten Maldives most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 0.0FloodVery low
- 6.1DRR capacityHigh
Maldives in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
Southern Asia
#1 of 9 · median 56Asia
#10 of 48 · median 47Upper middle income
#13 of 53 · median 44Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Renewable Energy Share | 1.20 % of total energy | 99.7 |
Coastal Protection Needed | 98.7 % coast | 98.3 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 5.82 % of total | 94.2 |
Cooling Degree Days | 6235 degree days | 85.4 |
Energy Intensity | 2.79 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 14.2 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 2.90 metric tons | 9.1 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 12.0 ug/m3 | 8.9 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 0.02 kt CO2e per capita | 0.4 |
Access to Clean Fuels | 99.7 % population | 0.3 |
Flood Risk | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Heat Index | 0.00 index | 0.0 |
Heating Degree Days | 0.00 degree days | 0.0 |
Coal Electricity Share | 0.00 % of total | 0.0 |
Dam Capacity | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Projected Sea Level Rise Impact | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Population Below 5m | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Disaster Preparedness | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Protected Areas | 0.10 % of land | 99.9 |
Forest Area | 2.73 % of land | 97.1 |
Tsunami Risk | 9.00 0-10 | 90.0 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.86 0-1 | 86.4 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 0.84 0-1 | 83.8 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.83 0-1 | 82.6 |
Food Production Index | 94.5 index | 78.0 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.77 0-1 | 77.5 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.67 0-1 | 67.2 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 0.66 0-1 | 65.8 |
Rural Population | 0.63 0-1 | 62.5 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 15.7 % of internal resources | 59.3 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.58 0-1 | 58.5 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.58 0-1 | 57.7 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.47 0-1 | 47.5 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.38 0-1 | 37.6 |
Urban Concentration | 0.37 0-1 | 37.5 |
Slum Population | 0.35 0-1 | 35.2 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.35 0-1 | 34.6 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.31 0-1 | 31.2 |
Projected Population Change | 0.28 0-1 | 28.4 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.24 0-1 | 24.4 |
Agricultural Land | 19.7 % of land | 22.9 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 5.11 % of GDP | 14.2 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 0.13 0-1 | 13.4 |
Dependency Ratio | 0.09 0-1 | 9.4 |
Ecological Footprint | 0.08 0-1 | 7.7 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 2.00 count | 1.0 |
Earthquake Risk | 0.10 0-10 | 1.0 |
Water Stress | 15.7 % | 0.4 |
Tree Cover Loss | 0.00 hectares | 0.0 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 0.00 % of GNI | 0.0 |
Forest Depletion | 0.00 % of GNI | 0.0 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Paved Roads | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Electricity Access | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Hospital Beds | 5.04 per 1,000 | 61.3 |
Education Expenditure | 10.6 % of govt | 59.0 |
Net Migration | -2877 persons | 54.9 |
Overweight Adults | 52.5 % adults | 52.4 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 53.7 ratio F/M | 52.3 |
GDP Growth | 4.73 % annual | 46.0 |
Primary School Enrollment | 97.5 % gross | 42.1 |
School Gender Parity | 0.99 ratio | 35.6 |
Labor Participation | 65.9 % (15+) | 35.1 |
Food Security | 3.20 0-10 | 32.0 |
Aid Dependency | 3.10 0-10 | 31.0 |
Development and Deprivation | 2.20 0-10 | 22.0 |
Gini Coefficient | 29.3 0-100 | 20.1 |
ESG Performance Score | 2.34 0-100 | 19.6 |
Children Under 5 | 1.90 0-10 | 19.0 |
Internet Users | 84.7 % population | 17.2 |
Income Share Bottom 20% | 8.90 % | 17.1 |
Life Expectancy | 81.0 years | 16.7 |
Fertility Rate | 1.57 births per woman | 15.8 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.24 % | 11.8 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 8.16 % | 10.8 |
Population Density | 1747 people/km2 | 9.3 |
Aging Population | 4.35 % population | 8.0 |
Poverty Rate (National) | 5.40 % population | 7.7 |
Health Conditions | 0.40 0-10 | 4.0 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 5.70 per 1,000 | 3.8 |
Adult Literacy Rate | 97.9 % | 3.4 |
Recent Shocks | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Uprooted People | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Access to Electricity | 100 % population | 0.0 |
Scientific Articles | 35.9 count | 100.0 |
Women in Parliament | 4.60 % seats | 92.5 |
Legal Rights Strength | 2.00 0-12 | 83.3 |
Regulatory Quality | -0.67 -2.5 to +2.5 | 63.4 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | 6.10 0-10 | 61.0 |
INFORM Governance Index | 5.80 0-10 | 58.0 |
Control of Corruption | -0.40 -2.5 to +2.5 | 57.9 |
Voice and Accountability | -0.14 -2.5 to +2.5 | 52.8 |
Government Effectiveness | -0.13 -2.5 to +2.5 | 52.6 |
Rule of Law | -0.08 -2.5 to +2.5 | 51.6 |
Political Stability | 0.53 -2.5 to +2.5 | 39.4 |
Healthcare Access | 1.80 0-10 | 18.0 |
Communication Infrastructure | 1.20 0-10 | 12.0 |
Physical Infrastructure | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.30 0-1 | 70.1 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.33 0-1 | 66.6 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.37 0-1 | 62.8 |
Doing Business Score | 0.45 0-1 | 54.6 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.49 0-1 | 51.5 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.49 0-1 | 50.7 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.55 0-1 | 45.1 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.66 0-1 | 33.9 |
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How risky is Maldives?
Maldives: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure, easing recently. Its overall risk score is 41 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Maldives's risk?
Maldives's highest pressures are governance (67, high) and adaptation (55). Its strongest area is climate (18).
When was Maldives's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.