Health Facilities in the Maldives from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on health facilities in the Maldives, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The dataset includes locations for hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access based on the geographic distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Plan emergency response routes using the locations of health facilities.
• Map healthcare gaps by identifying areas lacking pharmacies or doctors.
• Conduct spatial analysis of healthcare infrastructure density.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:39:29.469291; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maldives