Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Maldives?
In 2026, Maldives scores 38 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 104th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 85th to 141st allowing for scoring error, in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
Doctors, hospitals and insurers decide. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is your say over research use (50 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). The furthest behind is protection from sale and ads (38 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
Patients can get their record within 3 working days, but hospital systems do not connect and Maldives has no data protection law yet.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Weak band, 25 to 44
38/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 85th to 141st, allowing for scoring error
In 2026, getting your full record scores 45 out of 100 in Maldives; the typical country scores 40 to 45. A 2019 regulation lets any adult get their medical record from a provider within 3 working days, at a cost-only fee. There is no national record portal; the MIHIS portal shows mainly vaccination, growth and primary care data. Source: storage.googleapis.com, October 17, 2019, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Maldives?
In 2026, doctors, hospitals and insurers hold the keys to your health record in Maldives. Control over who sees it scores 30 out of 100 in Maldives; the typical country scores 30. The law lets providers share records with other clinicians for care without asking, and we found no opt-out and no access log patients can see. Disclosure outside care needs written consent, a court order or a legal duty. Source: MV Laws, September 9, 2024, and the other sources below.
How does Maldives compare?
In 2026, Maldives scores 38 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Bangladesh (38 out of 100), Philippines (39 out of 100) and Bhutan (40 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Bangladesh, Philippines, Bhutan and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
45
35 · 40 · 33
Control over who sees it20%
30
42 · 40 · 30
Privacy and security15%
40
42 · 45 · 38
One record across your care15%
40
33 · 32 · 58
Protection from sale and ads10%
38
35 · 45 · 38
Doctors see it when treating you10%
28
28 · 27 · 50
Your say over research use5%
50
46 · 46 · 49
Rules for AI in your care5%
28
50 · 42 · 40
Black dot: Maldives. Hollow dots: Bangladesh, Philippines, Bhutan (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Overall: Maldives 38 out of 100. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Maldives need to change to score higher?
Maldives sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. Its two weakest rights, compared with the typical country and weighted by how much each counts, are privacy and security (40 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country) and protection from sale and ads (38 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Privacy and security: A health data regulator that is independent and actually acts: it decides cases about health records, breaches must be reported, and fines are applied.
Protection from sale and ads: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for ads, covering apps and data brokers as well as doctors and hospitals.
Which laws give health record rights in Maldives?
Constitution of the Republic of Maldives (2008): Article 24 protects private and family life, home and private communications.
Health Services Act (Law 29/2015): Health information is confidential; sets access limits, record offences and fines up to MVR 500,000.
Medical Records Regulation (2019/R-1070): Adult patients get their record within 3 working days; cost-only fee; lifetime retention.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
23.0 2021
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
59.6 2021
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
19.6% 2023
Record reaches private care?
unknown
Real cases
October 5, 2025 · The Edition · archived copy Lawyers say a public hospital broke the law by publishing a patient's health details
February 5, 2025 · The Edition · archived copy Health Ministry investigates hospital after a patient's X-ray and identity were leaked online
In 2026, Maldives scored 38 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 104th of 198 countries and territories (could be 85th to 141st), in the Weak band. Who holds the keys: doctors, hospitals and insurers. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/maldives/
The 13 sources for Maldives
Each source appears once, under the first right it supports. Titles are shown as our research agents recorded them, usually in the page's own language; text in square brackets is our machine translation. Links were checked on the date shown.
Getting your full record (4 sources)
“Medical Records Regulation 2019/R-1070, gazette text (PDF)”
storage.googleapis.com (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated October 17, 2019 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Protection from sale and ads
Dated September 9, 2024 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use; Rules for AI in your care
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