Relationship dossier
Maldives
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include diplomatic and cultural agreements and UAE humanitarian assistance.
Maldives toward United Arab Emirates
+25Maldivian officials have engaged with the UAE on bilateral cooperation, including agreements concerning diplomatic and cultural affairs.
United Arab Emirates toward Maldives
+30The UAE has engaged with the Maldives through bilateral cooperation and provided humanitarian assistance after the 2004 tsunami.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative basis in official bilateral engagement, agreements on diplomatic and cultural matters, and UAE humanitarian assistance following the 2004 tsunami. The breadth and continuity of cooperation beyond these areas are unclear.
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
Overview
The Maldives and the United Arab Emirates maintain cooperative government relations, including agreements and official engagement on diplomatic and cultural cooperation. UAE humanitarian assistance to the Maldives after the 2004 tsunami is another concrete area of cooperation. The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
The UAE provided humanitarian assistance to the Maldives following the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.