Is homosexuality legal in the Maldives?
Illegal
Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
The Maldives is one of 56 countries classified “Illegal” for same-sex sexual activity — 25% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Sri Lanka
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Seychelles
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- India
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Oman
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Bangladesh
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Maldives
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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