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Canada vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 4th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Maldives
Population
41972421
531152
Population rank 38/197 168/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Canada and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Canada and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Canada

Maldives
Year GDP
Canada Maldives
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 $19,328,038
1971 $99,606,454,744 $21,566,404
1972 $113,463,848,874 $25,177,138
1973 $131,764,343,566 $30,862,042
1974 $160,949,188,139 $39,120,171
1975 $174,419,757,177 $24,540,878
1976 $207,271,612,576 $22,399,467
1977 $212,325,176,305 $20,853,789
1978 $219,369,542,386 $24,369,109
1979 $243,891,124,296 $38,523,364
1980 $274,776,566,028 $42,463,576
1981 $307,246,642,756 $44,781,457
1982 $314,647,807,409 $47,911,340
1983 $341,866,277,183 $57,829,787
1984 $356,718,400,124 $109,503,546
1985 $366,186,012,450 $127,190,758
1986 $379,006,836,992 $141,882,254
1987 $433,134,238,311 $141,223,029
1988 $509,380,027,627 $168,514,513
1989 $567,211,993,243 $189,514,434
1990 $596,075,591,361 $215,043,970
1991 $612,527,712,316 $244,396,762
1992 $594,387,358,319 $284,875,809
1993 $579,053,561,739 $322,417,837
1994 $579,944,346,807 $356,014,932
1995 $605,961,090,061 $398,988,955
1996 $630,607,994,133 $450,382,328
1997 $654,986,999,856 $508,223,602
1998 $634,000,000,000 $540,096,398
1999 $678,412,196,271 $589,239,754
2000 $744,773,415,932 $624,337,145
2001 $738,981,792,355 $870,031,677
2002 $760,649,334,098 $897,031,250
2003 $895,540,646,635 $1,052,121,055
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $1,226,829,563
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $1,163,362,438
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $2,588,176,055
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $2,774,350,240
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $2,886,163,997
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $3,295,009,238
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $3,697,353,039
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $4,129,505,319
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $4,409,942,624
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $4,816,426,257
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $5,404,344,163
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $5,726,094,799
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $3,712,604,583
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $5,252,457,370
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $6,177,118,114
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $6,590,894,302
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $6,975,146,349

Canada and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Canada Maldives
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 $156.9
1971 $4,535 $169.8
1972 $5,107 $192.2
1973 $5,858 $228.7
1974 $7,057 $281.5
1975 $7,537 $171.4
1976 $8,839 $151.8
1977 $8,949 $137.3
1978 $9,154 $156.1
1979 $10,078 $240.2
1980 $11,208 $257.6
1981 $12,379 $264.1
1982 $12,527 $274.8
1983 $13,477 $323
1984 $13,930 $594
1985 $14,170 $669
1986 $14,521 $720
1987 $16,378 $692
1988 $19,013 $799
1989 $20,795 $870
1990 $21,526 $957
1991 $21,847 $1,054
1992 $20,950 $1,194
1993 $20,187 $1,317
1994 $19,998 $1,419
1995 $20,680 $1,555
1996 $21,297 $1,717
1997 $21,902 $1,898
1998 $21,025 $1,980
1999 $22,315 $2,124
2000 $24,271 $2,214
2001 $23,822 $3,034
2002 $24,256 $3,076
2003 $28,302 $3,549
2004 $32,146 $4,070
2005 $36,384 $3,797
2006 $40,504 $5,019
2007 $44,660 $5,758
2008 $46,710 $6,757
2009 $40,875 $6,734
2010 $47,561 $7,174
2011 $52,224 $7,425
2012 $52,670 $7,461
2013 $52,638 $8,236
2014 $50,961 $8,939
2015 $43,594 $9,645
2016 $42,314 $9,948
2017 $45,130 $10,510
2018 $46,539 $11,423
2019 $46,353 $11,740
2020 $43,538 $7,394
2021 $52,887 $10,176
2022 $56,257 $11,786
2023 $54,220 $12,530
2024 $54,283 $13,216

Canada vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Maldives
1950 68.2 36.5
1951 68.5 37.1
1952 68.7 37
1953 69.1 36.9
1954 69.9 36.9
1955 70 37
1956 70 37.1
1957 69.9 37.3
1958 70.6 37.6
1959 70.6 37.9
1960 71 38.2
1961 71.2 38.6
1962 71.2 39.1
1963 71.3 39.6
1964 71.6 40.2
1965 71.7 40.8
1966 71.9 41.4
1967 72.1 42.1
1968 72.2 42.9
1969 72.4 43.7
1970 72.6 44.5
1971 72.9 45.5
1972 72.8 46.4
1973 73.1 47.5
1974 73.1 48.5
1975 73.4 49.6
1976 73.9 50.8
1977 74.2 51.8
1978 74.5 50.4
1979 74.8 53.9
1980 75.1 54.8
1981 75.5 55.7
1982 75.7 56.6
1983 76.1 57.5
1984 76.4 58.3
1985 76.3 59.2
1986 76.5 60
1987 76.8 60.8
1988 76.9 61.6
1989 77.1 62.4
1990 77.4 63.1
1991 77.6 63.9
1992 77.9 64.7
1993 77.7 65.4
1994 77.9 66.2
1995 78 67
1996 78.3 67.7
1997 78.5 68.5
1998 78.7 69.3
1999 78.9 70.2
2000 79.2 70.9
2001 79.4 71.7
2002 79.6 72.4
2003 79.7 73.3
2004 80 73
2005 80.1 74.8
2006 80.5 75.3
2007 80.5 75.7
2008 80.7 76
2009 81.1 76.4
2010 81.3 76.8
2011 81.5 77.1
2012 81.7 77.5
2013 81.8 77.8
2014 81.8 78.2
2015 81.9 78.6
2016 82 78.9
2017 81.9 79.2
2018 81.9 79.4
2019 82.3 79.7
2020 81.7 78.7
2021 82 78.1
2022 81.2 80.8
2023 82.6 81
2024 82.7 81.3
2025 82.9 81.5

Canada and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Maldives
Year Population
Canada Maldives
1960 17,909,356 91,189
1961 18,271,000 93,450
1962 18,614,000 95,802
1963 18,964,000 98,222
1964 19,325,000 100,662
1965 19,678,000 104,102
1966 20,048,000 108,507
1967 20,412,000 112,528
1968 20,744,000 116,075
1969 21,028,000 119,564
1970 21,324,000 123,219
1971 21,962,032 127,035
1972 22,218,463 130,968
1973 22,491,777 134,952
1974 22,807,969 138,978
1975 23,143,275 143,158
1976 23,449,808 147,525
1977 23,725,843 151,930
1978 23,963,203 156,159
1979 24,201,544 160,360
1980 24,515,667 164,835
1981 24,819,915 169,532
1982 25,116,942 174,333
1983 25,366,451 179,128
1984 25,607,053 184,198
1985 25,842,116 190,169
1986 26,100,278 196,935
1987 26,446,601 203,944
1988 26,791,747 210,885
1989 27,276,781 217,738
1990 27,691,138 224,762
1991 28,037,420 231,802
1992 28,371,264 238,543
1993 28,684,764 244,884
1994 29,000,663 250,822
1995 29,302,311 256,649
1996 29,610,218 262,347
1997 29,905,948 267,707
1998 30,155,173 272,723
1999 30,401,286 277,412
2000 30,685,730 282,019
2001 31,020,855 286,767
2002 31,359,199 291,616
2003 31,642,461 296,491
2004 31,938,807 301,413
2005 32,242,732 306,429
2006 32,571,193 313,851
2007 32,888,886 324,479
2008 33,247,298 336,170
2009 33,630,069 348,275
2010 34,005,902 360,792
2011 34,339,221 373,674
2012 34,713,395 386,818
2013 35,080,992 400,070
2014 35,434,066 413,617
2015 35,704,498 428,154
2016 36,110,803 443,308
2017 36,545,075 458,287
2018 37,072,620 473,099
2019 37,618,495 487,731
2020 38,028,638 502,118
2021 38,239,864 516,154
2022 38,935,934 524,106
2023 40,083,484 525,994
2024 41,288,599 527,799

Fertility rates in Canada and Maldives

Fertility rate
Canada

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Canada Maldives
1960 3.81 6.71
1961 3.75 6.79
1962 3.68 6.89
1963 3.61 6.94
1964 3.46 7
1965 3.12 7.07
1966 2.75 7.15
1967 2.53 7.23
1968 2.39 7.28
1969 2.33 7.33
1970 2.26 7.39
1971 2.14 7.38
1972 1.98 7.37
1973 1.89 7.4
1974 1.84 7.38
1975 1.82 7.32
1976 1.8 7.29
1977 1.78 7.27
1978 1.77 7.23
1979 1.75 7.23
1980 1.74 7.23
1981 1.7 7.19
1982 1.69 7.15
1983 1.68 7.09
1984 1.65 7.03
1985 1.67 6.94
1986 1.68 6.85
1987 1.68 6.73
1988 1.68 6.58
1989 1.77 6.39
1990 1.83 6.13
1991 1.72 5.8
1992 1.71 5.44
1993 1.69 5.06
1994 1.69 4.69
1995 1.67 4.29
1996 1.63 3.86
1997 1.57 3.48
1998 1.56 3.17
1999 1.55 2.9
2000 1.51 2.69
2001 1.54 2.53
2002 1.52 2.42
2003 1.55 2.34
2004 1.56 2.26
2005 1.58 2.2
2006 1.63 2.2
2007 1.67 2.29
2008 1.7 2.37
2009 1.69 2.39
2010 1.65 2.35
2011 1.63 2.31
2012 1.63 2.25
2013 1.61 2.17
2014 1.61 2.09
2015 1.6 2
2016 1.59 1.9
2017 1.55 1.8
2018 1.51 1.71
2019 1.47 1.64
2020 1.41 1.61
2021 1.44 1.6
2022 1.33 1.58
2023 1.26 1.58

Canada and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Canada Maldives
1960 26.4 20.6
1961 26.3 20.6
1962 26 20.6
1963 25.8 20.6
1964 25.6 20.5
1965 25.5 19.9
1966 25.5 18.9
1967 25.5 18.2
1968 25.7 17.8
1969 25.8 17.6
1970 26 17.4
1971 26.3 17.3
1972 26.6 17.2
1973 26.9 17.2
1974 27.2 17.2
1975 27.4 17.1
1976 27.7 17
1977 28.1 17
1978 28.5 17
1979 28.8 16.9
1980 29.2 16.8
1981 29.5 16.8
1982 29.8 16.9
1983 30.2 16.9
1984 30.6 17
1985 31 17
1986 31.4 16.9
1987 31.8 16.7
1988 32.2 16.6
1989 32.5 16.5
1990 32.9 16.4
1991 33.2 16.4
1992 33.6 16.4
1993 33.9 16.5
1994 34.3 16.7
1995 34.7 16.9
1996 35.1 17.3
1997 35.5 17.6
1998 36 18
1999 36.4 18.4
2000 36.7 18.9
2001 37.1 19.3
2002 37.4 19.8
2003 37.8 20.3
2004 38.1 20.9
2005 38.5 21.5
2006 38.8 22.1
2007 39.1 22.7
2008 39.3 23.2
2009 39.5 23.8
2010 39.7 24.4
2011 39.9 25.1
2012 40.1 25.8
2013 40.3 26.5
2014 40.5 27.1
2015 40.6 27.6
2016 40.7 28
2017 40.8 28.5
2018 40.8 29
2019 40.8 29.5
2020 40.9 30.1
2021 41.1 30.7
2022 41.3 31.4
2023 41.4 32.1
2024 41.5 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
3.8%
2019
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Canada Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Canada Maldives
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2021
English speaking
82.1%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
94%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Canada Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Maldives
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
57.8 mi
2018

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