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Maldives

Maldives / MV

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Maldives in numbers.

Area300 kmยฒWorld # 200 โ†’Population529.7KWorld # 170 โ†’Population density1,765.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 7 โ†’Life expectancy81.3 yearsWorld # 44 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,615World # 90 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Maldives across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area300 kmยฒWorld # 200 / 2023 โ†’Population529.7KWorld # 170 / 2025 โ†’Population density1,765.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 7 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,965World # 63 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 139 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 147 / 2024 โ†’Death rate2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 209 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.1 yearsWorld # 125 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5%World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1419%World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Urban population42.5%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.3KWorld # 120 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 189 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.2%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.3 yearsWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.7 yearsWorld # 41 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 84 / 2019 โ†’Smoking rate25.5%World # 46 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,615World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 7.7BWorld # 162 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 28,555World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.3%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.5%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.7%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.3World # 138 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.2%World # 57 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,671 kcal/dayWorld # 138 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person29.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 135 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area2.8%World # 185 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.4 tWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Internet use85.2%World # 86 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions148.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 166 / 2019 โ†’Road traffic death rate1.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 186 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament3.2%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals555KWorld # 121 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.4BWorld # 66 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageDivehiMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal467 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftDivehiLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyRufiyaaMVRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country