Maldives
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
95.3 / 100
Rank
#33
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
93.1
Education
97.1
Poverty & Water
100.0
Adolescent & Digital
91.4
Protection
98.5
Environment & Exposure
94.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 5.40 | 2024 | 97.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 15.30 | 2017 | 84.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 9.10 | 2017 | 90.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 95.42 | 2017 | 95.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.74 | 2019 | 98.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.00 | 2019 | 100.0 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 5.03 | 2024 | 97.5 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 85.24 | 2024 | 85.2 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 98.80 | 2017 | 98.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 2.20 | 2017 | 97.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.62 | 2019 | 98.8 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 11.16 | 2023 | 88.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 94.2 (v1.0) to 95.3 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +1.0 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Maldives.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Maldives itself.
Its rank moved from #41 to #33; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.