The Maldives is a unitary presidential republic of coral atolls, led by Mohamed Muizzu since November 2023. Islam is the state religion, citizenship is limited to Muslims, and tourism drives the economy.
In the 12 Axes register, Maldives leans hardest on Assimilationist – Multiculturalist: Assimilationist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Maldives sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with atoll administrations
Leans Autocracy
Ruling party and allies hold 75 of 93 seats
Statist
2025 media law allows fines and closure of outlets
Anti-Interventionist
Indian military personnel left in 2024; closer ties with China
Non-Aggressive
Small defence force and coast guard
Monoculturalist
Constitution bars non-Muslims from citizenship
Economic Liberal
Tourism-driven market economy
Markets
Private resorts under state licensing
Free Trade
China free trade agreement in force since January 2025
Religious
Islam is state religion; citizens must follow Sunni Islam
Traditionalist
Penal code punishes same-sex acts with prison and lashes
Neutral
No notable technology restrictions
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Assimilationist – Multiculturalist
On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Maldives is at Assimilationist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, Maldives is at Globalism 68%, almost the register median of Globalism 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Shahid parvez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
