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Maldives vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 188th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 159/197 ($7.06B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 75/197 ($13,379), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives South Korea
Population
531534
51633793
Population rank 168/197 31/197
GDP
$7.06B
2024
$1.88T
2024
GDP rank 159/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$13,379
2024
$36,239
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,183
2024
$58,895
2024
Government debt
$9.46B
2024
$984B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
144.1%
2026
55.7%
2026
Government debt per person
$17,922
2024
$19,021
2024
Government debt per person rank 35/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2026
$23,981
2026
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2026
37,684 sq mi
2026
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
84.6 years
2026

Maldives and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Maldives and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Maldives

South Korea
Year GDP
Maldives South Korea
1960 - $3,973,069,307
1961 - $2,427,244,761
1962 - $2,826,923,077
1963 - $4,007,692,308
1964 - $3,476,789,682
1965 - $3,141,131,708
1966 - $3,957,064,541
1967 - $4,895,076,718
1968 - $6,167,109,472
1969 - $7,743,940,189
1970 $19,328,038 $9,085,001,794
1971 $21,566,404 $10,005,257,131
1972 $25,177,138 $10,990,490,570
1973 $30,862,042 $14,067,523,813
1974 $39,120,171 $19,860,929,977
1975 $24,540,878 $22,126,033,058
1976 $22,399,467 $30,371,074,380
1977 $20,853,789 $39,064,462,810
1978 $24,369,109 $52,824,793,388
1979 $38,523,364 $68,083,884,298
1980 $42,463,576 $66,547,970,351
1981 $44,781,457 $74,287,368,087
1982 $47,911,340 $79,921,300,447
1983 $57,829,787 $89,621,208,322
1984 $109,503,546 $99,749,645,089
1985 $127,190,758 $103,764,281,281
1986 $141,882,254 $119,965,960,795
1987 $141,223,029 $152,240,393,646
1988 $168,514,513 $205,477,530,605
1989 $189,514,434 $254,236,243,100
1990 $215,043,970 $292,064,221,389
1991 $244,396,762 $340,851,946,804
1992 $284,875,809 $366,921,291,825
1993 $322,417,837 $405,705,302,846
1994 $356,014,932 $479,181,794,217
1995 $398,988,955 $586,286,469,401
1996 $450,382,328 $631,196,863,758
1997 $508,223,602 $589,202,526,424
1998 $540,096,398 $397,297,216,492
1999 $589,239,754 $515,697,079,289
2000 $624,337,145 $597,487,173,479
2001 $870,031,677 $567,564,806,235
2002 $897,031,250 $650,014,391,470
2003 $1,052,121,055 $728,516,494,684
2004 $1,226,829,563 $823,251,107,639
2005 $1,163,362,438 $971,740,329,984
2006 $1,575,200,391 $1,095,175,538,508
2007 $1,868,383,461 $1,220,911,904,593
2008 $2,271,646,188 $1,091,580,692,542
2009 $2,345,294,875 $983,065,242,417
2010 $2,588,176,055 $1,192,830,015,738
2011 $2,774,350,240 $1,307,103,477,219
2012 $2,886,163,997 $1,335,343,586,438
2013 $3,295,009,238 $1,434,669,686,502
2014 $3,697,353,039 $1,556,252,422,020
2015 $4,129,505,319 $1,539,212,301,136
2016 $4,409,942,624 $1,579,150,518,945
2017 $4,816,426,257 $1,710,196,756,713
2018 $5,404,344,163 $1,824,251,454,307
2019 $5,726,094,799 $1,751,045,752,055
2020 $3,712,604,583 $1,744,070,276,373
2021 $5,252,457,370 $1,942,313,560,966
2022 $6,177,123,352 $1,799,363,116,867
2023 $6,621,008,704 $1,844,800,934,392
2024 $7,061,608,267 $1,875,388,209,407

Maldives and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Maldives South Korea
1960 - $158.8
1961 - $94.2
1962 - $106.6
1963 - $147
1964 - $124.2
1965 - $109.4
1966 - $134.4
1967 - $162.5
1968 - $200
1969 - $245.5
1970 $156.9 $281.8
1971 $169.8 $304
1972 $192.2 $328
1973 $228.7 $412
1974 $281.5 $572
1975 $171.4 $627
1976 $151.8 $847
1977 $137.3 $1,073
1978 $156.1 $1,429
1979 $240.2 $1,814
1980 $257.6 $1,746
1981 $264.1 $1,918
1982 $274.8 $2,032
1983 $323 $2,246
1984 $594 $2,469
1985 $669 $2,543
1986 $720 $2,911
1987 $692 $3,658
1988 $799 $4,889
1989 $870 $5,989
1990 $957 $6,813
1991 $1,054 $7,873
1992 $1,194 $8,387
1993 $1,317 $9,180
1994 $1,419 $10,734
1995 $1,555 $13,002
1996 $1,717 $13,865
1997 $1,898 $12,822
1998 $1,980 $8,583
1999 $2,124 $11,063
2000 $2,214 $12,710
2001 $3,034 $11,981
2002 $3,076 $13,643
2003 $3,549 $15,212
2004 $4,070 $17,122
2005 $3,797 $20,167
2006 $5,019 $22,610
2007 $5,758 $25,078
2008 $6,757 $22,252
2009 $6,734 $19,937
2010 $7,174 $24,071
2011 $7,425 $26,175
2012 $7,461 $26,601
2013 $8,236 $28,449
2014 $8,939 $30,667
2015 $9,645 $30,172
2016 $9,948 $30,832
2017 $10,510 $33,297
2018 $11,423 $35,364
2019 $11,740 $33,827
2020 $7,394 $33,646
2021 $10,176 $37,518
2022 $11,786 $34,822
2023 $12,588 $35,674
2024 $13,379 $36,239

Maldives vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives South Korea
1950 36.5 22.2
1951 37.1 26.6
1952 37 36.6
1953 36.9 40.5
1954 36.9 46.1
1955 37 48.4
1956 37.1 50.2
1957 37.3 51.6
1958 37.6 51.8
1959 37.9 52.9
1960 38.2 53.8
1961 38.6 54.4
1962 39.1 55
1963 39.6 55
1964 40.2 55.3
1965 40.8 55.8
1966 41.4 55.4
1967 42.1 60.9
1968 42.9 60.9
1969 43.7 61.4
1970 44.5 62.2
1971 45.5 62.7
1972 46.4 63.2
1973 47.5 63.8
1974 48.5 64.2
1975 49.6 64.7
1976 50.8 65
1977 51.8 64.6
1978 50.4 65
1979 53.9 66.1
1980 54.8 64.8
1981 55.7 67.1
1982 56.6 67.1
1983 57.5 66.7
1984 58.3 68.1
1985 59.2 68.4
1986 60 69
1987 60.8 69.3
1988 61.6 70.2
1989 62.4 70.7
1990 63.1 71
1991 63.9 71.4
1992 64.7 72.2
1993 65.4 72.7
1994 66.2 72.9
1995 67 73.4
1996 67.7 74
1997 68.5 74.5
1998 69.3 75
1999 70.2 75.6
2000 70.9 76.2
2001 71.7 76.9
2002 72.4 77.2
2003 73.3 77.5
2004 73 78
2005 74.8 78.4
2006 75.3 79
2007 75.7 79.4
2008 76 80
2009 76.4 80.6
2010 76.8 80.7
2011 77.1 81.2
2012 77.5 81.3
2013 77.8 81.8
2014 78.2 82.4
2015 78.6 82.5
2016 78.9 82.9
2017 79.2 83.3
2018 79.4 83.3
2019 79.7 83.7
2020 78.7 83.7
2021 78.1 83.9
2022 80.8 82.7
2023 81 84.3
2024 81.3 84.4
2025 81.5 84.5
2026 81.7 84.6

Maldives and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

South Korea
Year Population
Maldives South Korea
1960 91,189 25,012,374
1961 93,450 25,765,673
1962 95,802 26,513,030
1963 98,222 27,261,747
1964 100,662 27,984,155
1965 104,102 28,704,674
1966 108,507 29,435,571
1967 112,528 30,130,983
1968 116,075 30,838,302
1969 119,564 31,544,266
1970 123,219 32,240,827
1971 127,035 32,882,704
1972 130,968 33,505,406
1973 134,952 34,103,149
1974 138,978 34,692,266
1975 143,158 35,280,725
1976 147,525 35,848,523
1977 151,930 36,411,795
1978 156,159 36,969,185
1979 160,360 37,534,236
1980 164,835 38,123,775
1981 169,532 38,723,248
1982 174,333 39,326,352
1983 179,128 39,910,403
1984 184,198 40,405,956
1985 190,169 40,805,744
1986 196,935 41,213,674
1987 203,944 41,621,690
1988 210,885 42,031,247
1989 217,738 42,449,038
1990 224,762 42,869,283
1991 231,802 43,295,704
1992 238,543 43,747,962
1993 244,884 44,194,628
1994 250,822 44,641,540
1995 256,649 45,092,991
1996 262,347 45,524,681
1997 267,707 45,953,580
1998 272,723 46,286,503
1999 277,412 46,616,677
2000 282,019 47,008,111
2001 286,767 47,370,164
2002 291,616 47,644,736
2003 296,491 47,892,330
2004 301,413 48,082,519
2005 306,429 48,184,561
2006 313,851 48,438,292
2007 324,479 48,683,638
2008 336,170 49,054,708
2009 348,275 49,307,835
2010 360,792 49,554,112
2011 373,674 49,936,638
2012 386,818 50,199,853
2013 400,070 50,428,893
2014 413,617 50,746,659
2015 428,154 51,014,947
2016 443,308 51,217,803
2017 458,287 51,361,911
2018 473,099 51,585,058
2019 487,731 51,764,822
2020 502,118 51,836,239
2021 516,154 51,769,539
2022 524,106 51,672,569
2023 525,994 51,712,619
2024 527,799 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Maldives and South Korea

Fertility rate
Maldives

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Maldives South Korea
1960 6.71 5.99
1961 6.79 5.8
1962 6.89 5.56
1963 6.94 5.33
1964 7 5.07
1965 7.07 4.89
1966 7.15 4.78
1967 7.23 4.62
1968 7.28 4.51
1969 7.33 4.45
1970 7.39 4.53
1971 7.38 4.54
1972 7.37 4.12
1973 7.4 4.07
1974 7.38 3.77
1975 7.32 3.43
1976 7.29 3
1977 7.27 2.99
1978 7.23 2.64
1979 7.23 2.9
1980 7.23 2.82
1981 7.19 2.57
1982 7.15 2.39
1983 7.09 2.06
1984 7.03 1.74
1985 6.94 1.66
1986 6.85 1.58
1987 6.73 1.53
1988 6.58 1.55
1989 6.39 1.56
1990 6.13 1.57
1991 5.8 1.71
1992 5.44 1.76
1993 5.06 1.65
1994 4.69 1.66
1995 4.29 1.63
1996 3.86 1.57
1997 3.48 1.54
1998 3.17 1.46
1999 2.9 1.43
2000 2.69 1.48
2001 2.53 1.31
2002 2.42 1.18
2003 2.34 1.19
2004 2.26 1.16
2005 2.2 1.09
2006 2.2 1.13
2007 2.29 1.26
2008 2.37 1.19
2009 2.39 1.15
2010 2.35 1.23
2011 2.31 1.24
2012 2.25 1.3
2013 2.17 1.19
2014 2.09 1.21
2015 2 1.24
2016 1.9 1.17
2017 1.8 1.05
2018 1.71 0.98
2019 1.64 0.92
2020 1.61 0.84
2021 1.6 0.81
2022 1.58 0.78
2023 1.58 0.72

Maldives and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Maldives South Korea
1960 20.6 19.3
1961 20.6 19.2
1962 20.6 19.1
1963 20.6 19
1964 20.5 18.8
1965 19.9 18.6
1966 18.9 18.5
1967 18.2 18.6
1968 17.8 18.7
1969 17.6 18.8
1970 17.4 18.9
1971 17.3 19
1972 17.2 19.1
1973 17.2 19.3
1974 17.2 19.6
1975 17.1 19.9
1976 17 20.2
1977 17 20.7
1978 17 21.1
1979 16.9 21.6
1980 16.8 22.1
1981 16.8 22.5
1982 16.9 22.8
1983 16.9 23.3
1984 17 23.7
1985 17 24.2
1986 16.9 24.8
1987 16.7 25.3
1988 16.6 25.8
1989 16.5 26.3
1990 16.4 26.7
1991 16.4 27.2
1992 16.4 27.8
1993 16.5 28.3
1994 16.7 28.9
1995 16.9 29.4
1996 17.3 29.8
1997 17.6 30.2
1998 18 30.7
1999 18.4 31.2
2000 18.9 31.7
2001 19.3 32.3
2002 19.8 32.8
2003 20.3 33.4
2004 20.9 33.9
2005 21.5 34.5
2006 22.1 35.2
2007 22.7 35.8
2008 23.2 36.4
2009 23.8 37
2010 24.4 37.6
2011 25.1 38.2
2012 25.8 38.8
2013 26.5 39.5
2014 27.1 40.2
2015 27.6 40.8
2016 28 41.4
2017 28.5 41.9
2018 29 42.5
2019 29.5 43.1
2020 30.1 43.8
2021 30.7 44.4
2022 31.4 44.9
2023 32.1 45.5
2024 32.9 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
46.6%
2026
23.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.5%
2026
-0.45%
2026
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.2%
2024
33.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
96.9%
2024

Energy

Maldives South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.88 megatons
2024
588 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
3.57 tons
2024
11.4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives South Korea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
42%
2024
81.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2026
84.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
4
2026
86
2026
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
98.8%
2018
English speaking
70%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Maldives South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
84.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2026
45
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives South Korea
% of world land
0.0002%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2026
6,054 sq mi
2026
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2026
24,158 sq mi
2026
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
68,794 mi
2018

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