Maldives Island Registry

Dataset Download Catalog

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Official geospatial and statistical datasets for the Maldives, consolidated with full source disclosure. All data is free to reuse with attribution to the original sources.

Islands in registry

1,132

Registered sources

8

Latest snapshot

2026-06-11

published

Update cadence

Weekly

GitHub Actions snapshot workflow

Latest full snapshot

registry snapshot 2026-06-11

Raw archives + processed CSV/GeoJSON + SQLite database + PostgreSQL dump + manifest with checksums. Stored in the repository under data/snapshots/2026-06-11/ and attached to GitHub Releases as a ZIP.

historical snapshotpublished
FileLabelSizeSHA-256
database/postgres_dump_2026-06-11.sqldatabase36409.7 KBce9d565591d6ad3182464ebf9348757c662c0b4075b7cc8d4806b343c9ef391b
database/registry_snapshot_2026-06-11.sqlitedatabase41092.0 KBd534691e76dcb5fd106c86c8aac8bea1130ca84cfc7ac51cfdd1bff8e73921af
metadata/conflict_report.mdmetadata0.3 KBc5ece2a3de2705ab3be59c898281f62a64c57c59d4f5df0efa0ba5fe6d8a8ae8
metadata/data_dictionary.mdmetadata3.8 KB08473e8b61f2ff181b9451644f4643be3b523ef6bcbc68a76d8a057564cc429e
metadata/scrape_report.mdmetadata0.8 KBf9ecb0d45d14e716897e51224cc3e99f56a2773947a774625342d130d9eae220
metadata/snapshot_manifest.jsonmetadata73.3 KBafcb9fee473b32304ec3b5b42d9f915d1ebe9a518c80a4b0f76c76ab8c125bad
metadata/source_inventory.mdmetadata3.8 KBe6f709c03cbdfff9b3a5180a8bbe549521733052ea990c59750f93e08e5d9414
processed/atolls.csvcanonical0.8 KBa1249507a7575cbe541ddc21dc1fddb58f34ec933b94c474e24edbc786381b8c
processed/islands_all_source_values.csvcanonical6861.6 KB647038788043ea46de7f8fa9b6433c44dee63895cc0789292d713266d35c7a07
processed/islands_canonical.csvcanonical168.3 KB87b3ac6e61d7f17649e0761761fcd50083fc54cd21678b6b2ab596b7a4078c26
processed/islands_canonical.geojsongeospatial12323.5 KB169bfaae7eab646d997dd3d30832425625d6c155210f66a1f1c097d544565838
processed/islands_conflicts.csvconflict1778.4 KB76f76709a4cae7532e7721f1eb6017d4f4bf68a318061dd0d1b1504f006df24e
processed/population.csvcanonical100.6 KB4c2dbaf5ee09de5b1fe3a96b7ae174877f6de226899168a7e2fd10de1111b673
processed/source_registry.csvcanonical2.9 KBa6090b4652c56ed8fc788fab50fdf63310cdc99c4a6a5914884edb631e535a1c
raw/onemap/island_layer_metadata.jsoncanonical10.2 KB6f05b2f16c9b9f12e4dc65c392184b87f76a6cab21a2603ccb5496a24dfdf19f

Canonical datasets

Generated live from the registry database on every request.

islands_canonical.csv

One row per island: names, atoll, status, coordinates, area, completeness, conflict count.

canonical datasetCSVgenerated live
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islands_canonical.geojson

Island polygons (OneMap geometry) with registry attributes.

canonical datasetgeospatialGeoJSONgenerated live
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atolls.csv

All 21 administrative atolls.

canonical datasetCSVgenerated live
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population.csv

Population records per island per source (Census 2022, StatsMap).

canonical datasetCSVgenerated live
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Raw source datasets

Every source value, untransformed, with provenance — nothing is discarded.

islands_all_source_values.csv

The complete source-first value store: every field from every source with raw value, normalized value, confidence, verification status and scrape date.

raw source dataCSVgenerated live
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data/raw/ archives

Raw HTML, ArcGIS responses, XLSX tables and layer files archived per source in the repository (see Source Registry for paths).

raw source datafilesgenerated live
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Conflict datasets

islands_conflicts.csv

Every detected cross-source disagreement with all source values, severity and review status.

conflict datasetCSVgenerated live
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aom_data_issues.csv

Known issues with Atolls of Maldives data: islands missing from the archive and every value where AoM disagrees with current registries (the archive's last observable update is August 2024; many records are older). Check this before reusing AoM data.

conflict datasetmetadataCSVgenerated live
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Geospatial datasets

Protected areas (EPA)

93 protected sites from the EPA layer via MBS StatsMap.

raw source datageospatialGeoJSONgenerated live
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Coral reefs

Reef polygons from MBS StatsMap.

raw source datageospatialGeoJSONgenerated live
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Wetlands

Wetland polygons from MBS StatsMap.

raw source datageospatialGeoJSONgenerated live
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Atoll boundaries

Administrative atoll boundary lines.

raw source datageospatialGeoJSONgenerated live
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Source registry & metadata

source_registry.csv

All registered sources with access methods, licenses, limitations and scrape stats.

metadataCSVgenerated live
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Data dictionary

Field-by-field documentation of every dataset.

metadataMarkdowngenerated live
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Source inventory

Narrative inventory of each source and what was collected.

metadataMarkdowngenerated live
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Recent scrape reports

  • Ministry of Tourism registered facilitiespartial

    177 records · 16 failures · 2026-06-12 18:18

  • Atolls of Maldivessuccess

    469 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:36

  • Island & Atoll Level Indicator Sheetssuccess

    3 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:36

  • Maldives Population & Housing Census 2022success

    389 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:36

  • Island & Atoll Level Indicator Sheetssuccess

    3 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:28

  • Maldives Population & Housing Census 2022success

    16 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:28

  • MBS StatsMap (GIS population map)success

    7,086 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:24

  • OneMap Maldives (National Geospatial Portal)success

    1,561 records · 0 failures · 2026-06-11 06:23