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Relationship dossier

Japan Maldives

Relationship assessment

Japan–Maldives ties include development assistance and emergency cooperation.

Japan toward Maldives

+35

Japan has provided development assistance to the Maldives and emergency support after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2014 water crisis in Malé.

Maldives toward Japan

+20

Maldivian authorities have coordinated with Japan in connection with development and emergency assistance, including support following the 2004 tsunami and the 2014 Malé water crisis.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in Japanese development assistance and emergency support to the Maldives. The examples span different periods and needs, but the scope of broader reciprocal initiatives is less clear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Japan has provided the Maldives with sustained development assistance and emergency support, including assistance following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2014 Malé water crisis. The relationship includes practical cooperation, though the scope of reciprocal government initiatives and their implementation is not fully clear.

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