OpenStreetMap vector data for the Maldives offers essential resources for GIS professionals and developers focused on archipelagic mapping, navigation systems, and coastal spatial analysis. The region presents unique challenges for cartography due to its dispersed atolls and low-lying geography, making accurate data extraction critical for infrastructure planning and environmental monitoring. This site provides a free, daily-updated .pbf extract covering the nation, suitable for processing with tools like osm2pgsql or importing into QGIS. For enhanced workflow efficiency, a paid QGIS 3 project is available, featuring pre-styled layers in Shapefile and GeoPackage formats along with relevant map icons to streamline thematic visualization and presentation.
Main files
- [maldives.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 16 hours ago. File size: 3.89MB; MD5 sum: 995c83aadd3dbac85f219d4e13af2911.
Additional Files
- [maldives.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [maldives.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Maldives
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Samples of maps
Maldives map layers
Amenity (areas) 661
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Amenity (points) 1581
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Barriers (lines) 111
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 36
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Boundary (lines) 190
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Building 29615
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Buildings (points) 44
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Surfaces and land use 3118
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- wood — Wood field is not null
- leisure — Leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (areas) 126
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (points) 219
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Man made objects (points) 45
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- man_made — man_made field valu
- tower_type — tower:type field value
- way — Geometry
Natural (points) 635
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 17
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (points) 24
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Places (areas) 81
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- way — Geometry
Places (points) 90
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- is_capital — is_capital field value
- admin_level — Administrative grade value
- capital — capital field value
- way — Geometry
Power lines 5
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (areas) 175
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (points) 264
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roadside service 1
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ref — ref field value
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 10154
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ref — ref field value
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- cycle — cycle field value
- horse — horse field value
- foot — foot field value
- lanes — lanes field value
- toll — toll field value
- width — width field value
- way — Geometry
Road infrastructure 293
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- railway — railway field value
- way — Geometry
Shop (areas) 93
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Shops (points) 395
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (areas) 268
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (points) 302
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (areas) 1680
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (points) 2423
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Routes 63
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ROUTE — ROUTE field value
- REF — REF field value
- OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
- way — Geometry
Streams and ditches 47
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
- way — Geometry
Lakes, swamps and large rivers 136
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- water — Water field is not null
- waterway — Waterway field value
- way — Geometry
Coastline 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Land border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Ocean border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Legend of map of Maldives and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Maldives
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 52 |
| Administrative level 4 | lines | admin_level = '4' | 117 |
| Administrative level 8 | lines | admin_level = '8' | 7 |
| Administrative level 9 | lines | admin_level = '9' | 14 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | polygons | admin_level = '2' | 1 |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 25 |
| Administrative level 8 | polygons | admin_level = '8' | 1 |
| Administrative level 9 | polygons | admin_level = '9' | 9 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 78 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Town | polygons | place = 'town' | 1 |
| Locality | polygons | place = 'locality' | 1 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 76 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 44 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 29615 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 63 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 109 |
| Under construction | polygons | building = 'construction' | 9 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 18 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 3 |
| post box | points | amenity = 'post_box' | 3 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 4 |
| telephone | points | amenity = 'telephone' | 2 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 12 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 5 |
| courthouse | points | amenity = 'courthouse' | 8 |
| prison | points | amenity = 'prison' | 3 |
| embassy | points | amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic' | 3 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 9 |
| arts centre | points | amenity = 'arts_centre' | 1 |
| cemetery | points | amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery' | 9 |
| recycling | points | amenity = 'recycling' | 1 |
| university | points | amenity = 'university' | 4 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 38 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 2 |
| college | points | amenity = 'college' | 4 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 21 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 18 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 5 |
| doctors | points | amenity = 'doctors' | 7 |
| theatre | points | amenity = 'theatre' | 1 |
| cinema | points | amenity = 'cinema' | 4 |
| swimming pool | points | amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park' | 11 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 291 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 17 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 134 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 7 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 61 |
| food court | points | amenity = 'food_court' | 2 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 7 |
| car rental | points | amenity = 'car_rental' | 1 |
| car wash | points | amenity = 'car_wash' | 1 |
| bicycle rental | points | amenity = 'bicycle_rental' | 6 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 16 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 17 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 62 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 40 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 4 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 9 |
| bus station | points/polygons | amenity = 'bus_station' | 4 |
| taxi | points/polygons | amenity = 'taxi' | 3 |
| ferry terminal | points/polygons | amenity = 'ferry_terminal' | 45 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Mosque | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim' | 79 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 21 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 17 |
| stadium | points/polygons | leisure = 'stadium' | 2 |
| marina | points | leisure = 'marina' | 51 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 1 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 30 |
| bakery | points | shop = 'bakery' | 5 |
| kiosk | points | shop = 'kiosk' | 2 |
| mall | points | shop = 'mall' | 1 |
| department store | points | shop = 'department_store' | 6 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 95 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 23 |
| books | points | shop = 'books' | 4 |
| shoes | points | shop = 'shoes' | 2 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 3 |
| jewelry | points | shop = 'jewelry' | 5 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 45 |
| sports | points | shop = 'sports' | 6 |
| stationery | points | shop = 'stationery' | 1 |
| outdoor | points | shop = 'outdoor' | 1 |
| mobile phone | points | shop = 'mobile_phone' | 13 |
| toys | points | shop = 'toys' | 6 |
| greengrocer | points | shop = 'greengrocer' | 14 |
| beauty | points | shop = 'beauty' | 8 |
| video | points | shop = 'video' | 1 |
| bicycle | points | shop = 'bicycle' | 1 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 14 |
| computer | points | shop = 'computer' | 6 |
| garden centre | points | shop = 'garden_centre' | 1 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 7 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 2 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| canoe | points | sport = 'canoe' | 3 |
| fitness | points | sport = 'fitness' | 4 |
| gymnastics | points | sport = 'gymnastics' | 2 |
| soccer | points | sport = 'soccer' | 9 |
| swimming | points | sport = 'swimming' | 6 |
| table tennis | points | sport = 'table_tennis' | 5 |
| tennis | points | sport = 'tennis' | 1 |
| volleyball | points | sport = 'volleyball' | 3 |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 5 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 185 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 108 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 1 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 155 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 18 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 1 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 2 |
| picnic site | points | tourism = 'picnic_site' | 4 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 31 |
| chalet | points/polygons | tourism = 'chalet' | 195 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 2 |
| guidepost | points | information = 'guidepost' | 1 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 7 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 1 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 30 |
Ground surface
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Coastlines | lines | 1 | |
| Water surface | polygons | 1 | |
| Land boundaries | polygons | 1 |
Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Lakes and large rivers | polygons | natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank' | 110 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 24 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 47 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 35 |
| Drain | lines | waterway = 'drain' | 1 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 1 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 2 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 47 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 11 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 100 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 39 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 25 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 5 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 127 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 387 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 1 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 634 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 4 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 18 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 4 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 1 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 10 |
| The capital | points | place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null | 1 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Allotments | polygons | landuse = 'allotments' | 1 |
| Basin | polygons | landuse = 'basin' | 2 |
| Brownfield | polygons | landuse = 'brownfield' | 3 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 33 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 22 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 33 |
| Farm, farmland | polygons | landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland' | 232 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 2 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 208 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 14 |
| Greenfield | polygons | landuse = 'greenfield' | 1 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 62 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 16 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 1 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 6 |
| Reservoir | polygons | landuse = 'reservoir' | 1 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 128 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 3 |
| Village green | polygons | landuse = 'village_green' | 1 |
| Plant nursery | polygons | landuse = 'plant_nursery' | 1 |
| Education | polygons | landuse = 'education' | 2 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 98 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 575 |
| Grassland | polygons | natural = 'grassland' | 17 |
| Heath | polygons | natural = 'heath' | 2 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 16 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 176 |
| Orchard | polygons | natural = 'orchard' | 1 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 731 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 792 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 175 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 175 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 177 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 361 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 1682 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 17 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 63 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Railways.webp)
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 13 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 50 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 114 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 154 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 6987 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 910 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 1284 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 21 |
| Road | lines | highway = 'road' | 5 |
| Cycleway | lines | highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated' | 21 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 89 |
| Pedestrian | lines | highway = 'pedestrian' | 59 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 7 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 437 |
| Raceway | lines | highway = 'raceway' | 1 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 116 |
| Traffic signals | points | highway = 'traffic_signals' | 5 |
| Mini roundabout | points | highway = 'mini_roundabout' | 2 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 98 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 72 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| services | polygons | highway = 'services' | 1 |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| square | polygons | place = 'square' | 3 |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Station.webp)
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