Last update: July 12, 2026
Updated dailyMaldives
8 7.9 out of 10
Safety Score
Generally safe
+0.0 vs 7 days ago
Last updated: July 12, 2026 72% data coverage
Maldives has a safety score of 7.9/10 as of July 12, 2026, rated as Low risk and ranking 43rd out of 248 countries worldwide. The biggest concern is governance (6.3/10), while the strongest area is health (8.1/10). This score is calculated daily from 40+ independent public sources.
What are the safety risk areas?
Governance 6.3/10
Crime 7.5/10
Environment 7.7/10
Conflict 8.0/10
Health 8.1/10
Indicator-level detail
Governance 6.3/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| vdem rule of law | 7.6/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| vdem gov effectiveness | 7.9/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| vdem corruption control | 6.9/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| inform governance | 4.2/10 | inform | 2026 |
Crime 7.5/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb homicide | 9.9/10 | worldbank | 2019 |
Environment 7.7/10 · Low · Coverage: 60%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb air pollution | 8.9/10 | worldbank | 2023 |
| inform natural | 7.3/10 | inform | 2026 |
| inform climate | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
Conflict 8.0/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucdp conflict deaths | 10.0/10 | ucdp | 2025 |
Health 8.1/10 · Low · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb child mortality | 9.7/10 | worldbank | 2024 |
| inform health | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
| inform epidemic | 7.4/10 | inform | 2026 |
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What do governments say?
Sources (12)
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Level 2Let op, veiligheidsrisicos
Updated: Jun 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Maldives in 2026?
Yes, generally — Maldives is considered a safe destination: as of July 2026 it scores 7.9/10 on our daily safety index, classified as Low risk. The score is an uncertainty-weighted (Bayesian shrinkage) geometric mean of five pillars — conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and environment (10%) — combined with a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories, so a weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline rather than guessing.
health (8.1/10) is Maldives's strongest pillar, while the score is pulled down by crime (7.5/10) and above all by governance (6.3/10). This pillar gauges the rule of law and the reliability of institutions — a low score means police and courts may offer limited help if something goes wrong.
It is recalculated every day from public sources including government travel advisories, the Global Peace Index, the INFORM Risk Index and World Bank indicators.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Maldives?
No single factor stands out as critical for Maldives: its relatively weakest area is governance at 6.3/10, close to the global mid-range. This pillar gauges the rule of law and the reliability of institutions — a low score means police and courts may offer limited help if something goes wrong.
The lowest-scoring signals here are institutional and governance fragility (INFORM) and control of corruption (V-Dem). Its strongest pillar is health at 8.1/10.
What do government travel advisories say about Maldives?
As of July 2026, Maldives has 12 government travel advisories on record. The overall picture is reassuring: most governments advise only normal precautions for Maldives, and none currently raises it above a low-level advisory.
How does Maldives compare to nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Japan | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| South Korea | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Bhutan | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Maldives | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 |
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Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 37 governments worldwide including US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Finland, Hong Kong, Brazil, Austria, Philippines, Belgium, Denmark, Singapore, Romania, Serbia, Estonia, Croatia, Argentina, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Portugal
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- informFresh
INFORM Risk Index -- hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- ucdpFresh
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (Uppsala Conflict Data Program) -- state-based and one-sided conflict deaths, via the Our World in Data mirror (CC-BY)
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- vdemFresh
V-Dem Institute Country-Year Dataset v16 (CC-BY-SA 4.0) -- Rule of Law, Political Corruption, and Public Administration indices (Coppedge et al., DOI 10.23696/vdemds26)
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- worldbankFresh
World Bank Development Indicators -- child mortality and PM2.5 air pollution
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026