Gender in Maldives 211 indicators covering gender for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 unchanged 143rd Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 73.75 2023 up 14.6% 130th Women Business and the Law Index 73.75 2023 up 14.6% 130th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 48.1% 2025 down 22.8% 182nd Share of female employment by economic sector 9.4% 2025 up 278.4% 95th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 32 2023 down 31.9% 115th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 32.6 2019 up 0.9% 153rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 35.4 2019 up 5.0% 120th Total Fertility Rate 1.68 2022 down 23.8% 128th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 48.5 2022 up 254.4% 85th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.31 years 2003 up 15.7% 117th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.03 years 2003 up 13.8% 118th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.0% 2025 down 20.0% 155th Women of reproductive age 114,669 2023 up 12.9% 171st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 37.8% 2026 up 20.4% 165th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 80.8% 2020 down 0.6% 22nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 3 2026 down 40.0% 195th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 3.2% 2026 down 45.1% 203rd Share of women in ministerial positions 9.5% 2024 down 45.9% 161st Share of women in parliament 3.2% 2025 down 45.2% 186th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.06 2020 up 53.4% 83rd Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 28.1% 2016 up 8.8% 62nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.1% 2016 down 11.0% 144th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 3.23 2024 down 45.2% 183rd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.09 ratio 2026 down 35.7% 164th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 56.4% 2019 down 23.5% 152nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 41.3% 2023 down 10.6% 35th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 49.9 2023 up 11.6% 163rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 43.4% 2023 down 1.6% 22nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 41.3% 2023 down 10.6% 36th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 43.5% 2023 down 1.1% 22nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 43.4 2023 down 1.6% 21st Gender Development Index 0.976 2022 up 3.3% 76th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 18.6% 2019 up 39.5% 130th Literacy rate, adult female 98.3% 2019 down 0.2% 11th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 21.0% 2024 up 110.0% 138th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 60.0% 2024 up 71.4% 102nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.1 2024 up 0.2% 11th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →