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Estonia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 129th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Maldives
Population
1355535
531152
Population rank 155/197 168/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Estonia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Maldives
Year GDP
Estonia Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 - $109,503,546
1985 - $127,190,758
1986 - $141,882,254
1987 - $141,223,029
1988 - $168,514,513
1989 - $189,514,434
1990 - $215,043,970
1991 - $244,396,762
1992 - $284,875,809
1993 $4,013,091,682 $322,417,837
1994 $4,123,011,420 $356,014,932
1995 $4,502,970,889 $398,988,955
1996 $4,786,018,988 $450,382,328
1997 $5,154,420,649 $508,223,602
1998 $5,674,080,543 $540,096,398
1999 $5,756,912,266 $589,239,754
2000 $5,686,579,748 $624,337,145
2001 $6,250,218,423 $870,031,677
2002 $7,370,119,619 $897,031,250
2003 $9,876,595,528 $1,052,121,055
2004 $12,148,595,031 $1,226,829,563
2005 $14,109,491,357 $1,163,362,438
2006 $17,025,671,810 $1,575,200,391
2007 $22,450,264,166 $1,868,383,461
2008 $24,342,935,404 $2,271,646,188
2009 $19,633,984,440 $2,345,294,875
2010 $19,524,355,419 $2,588,176,055
2011 $23,303,915,795 $2,774,350,240
2012 $23,237,406,116 $2,886,163,997
2013 $25,451,032,781 $3,295,009,238
2014 $27,055,689,003 $3,697,353,039
2015 $23,311,847,751 $4,129,505,319
2016 $24,561,027,788 $4,409,942,624
2017 $27,469,461,919 $4,816,426,257
2018 $31,222,632,741 $5,404,344,163
2019 $31,873,748,770 $5,726,094,799
2020 $31,820,771,494 $3,712,604,583
2021 $37,204,563,051 $5,252,457,370
2022 $38,376,046,175 $6,177,118,114
2023 $41,291,245,222 $6,590,894,302
2024 $42,764,929,169 $6,975,146,349

Estonia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 - $594
1985 - $669
1986 - $720
1987 - $692
1988 - $799
1989 - $870
1990 - $957
1991 - $1,054
1992 - $1,194
1993 $2,686 $1,317
1994 $2,819 $1,419
1995 $3,134 $1,555
1996 $3,381 $1,717
1997 $3,683 $1,898
1998 $4,093 $1,980
1999 $4,141 $2,124
2000 $4,071 $2,214
2001 $4,503 $3,034
2002 $5,343 $3,076
2003 $7,205 $3,549
2004 $8,916 $4,070
2005 $10,415 $3,797
2006 $12,641 $5,019
2007 $16,745 $5,758
2008 $18,206 $6,757
2009 $14,712 $6,734
2010 $14,664 $7,174
2011 $17,556 $7,425
2012 $17,568 $7,461
2013 $19,310 $8,236
2014 $20,582 $8,939
2015 $17,722 $9,645
2016 $18,666 $9,948
2017 $20,852 $10,510
2018 $23,618 $11,423
2019 $24,021 $11,740
2020 $23,934 $7,394
2021 $27,954 $10,176
2022 $28,451 $11,786
2023 $30,133 $12,530
2024 $31,170 $13,216

Estonia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Maldives
1950 66.4 36.5
1951 66.8 37.1
1952 67.2 37
1953 67.5 36.9
1954 67.8 36.9
1955 68.2 37
1956 68.5 37.1
1957 68.8 37.3
1958 68.8 37.6
1959 68.7 37.9
1960 69.3 38.2
1961 69.6 38.6
1962 69.8 39.1
1963 69.9 39.6
1964 70.6 40.2
1965 70.7 40.8
1966 70.7 41.4
1967 71 42.1
1968 70.6 42.9
1969 70.3 43.7
1970 70.4 44.5
1971 70.6 45.5
1972 70.4 46.4
1973 70.7 47.5
1974 70.8 48.5
1975 70.1 49.6
1976 69.7 50.8
1977 69.8 51.8
1978 69.7 50.4
1979 69.4 53.9
1980 69.5 54.8
1981 69.3 55.7
1982 69.9 56.6
1983 69.8 57.5
1984 69.6 58.3
1985 69.8 59.2
1986 70.9 60
1987 70.9 60.8
1988 71 61.6
1989 70.5 62.4
1990 69.9 63.1
1991 69.8 63.9
1992 69.2 64.7
1993 68.2 65.4
1994 66.7 66.2
1995 67.8 67
1996 70 67.7
1997 70.2 68.5
1998 69.8 69.3
1999 70.7 70.2
2000 71 70.9
2001 70.8 71.7
2002 71.4 72.4
2003 71.9 73.3
2004 72.4 73
2005 73 74.8
2006 73.2 75.3
2007 73.2 75.7
2008 74.3 76
2009 75.2 76.4
2010 75.9 76.8
2011 76.3 77.1
2012 76.4 77.5
2013 77.3 77.8
2014 77.1 78.2
2015 77.7 78.6
2016 77.8 78.9
2017 78.2 79.2
2018 78.3 79.4
2019 78.8 79.7
2020 78.9 78.7
2021 77.4 78.1
2022 78.2 80.8
2023 79.2 81
2024 79.3 81.3
2025 79.5 81.5

Estonia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Maldives
Year Population
Estonia Maldives
1960 1,211,537 91,189
1961 1,225,077 93,450
1962 1,241,623 95,802
1963 1,258,857 98,222
1964 1,277,086 100,662
1965 1,294,566 104,102
1966 1,308,597 108,507
1967 1,318,946 112,528
1968 1,331,214 116,075
1969 1,345,249 119,564
1970 1,360,076 123,219
1971 1,376,955 127,035
1972 1,392,518 130,968
1973 1,405,951 134,952
1974 1,418,169 138,978
1975 1,429,352 143,158
1976 1,439,576 147,525
1977 1,450,211 151,930
1978 1,460,188 156,159
1979 1,468,333 160,360
1980 1,477,219 164,835
1981 1,487,666 169,532
1982 1,498,414 174,333
1983 1,508,745 179,128
1984 1,518,617 184,198
1985 1,528,781 190,169
1986 1,540,190 196,935
1987 1,552,221 203,944
1988 1,561,900 210,885
1989 1,568,131 217,738
1990 1,569,174 224,762
1991 1,561,314 231,802
1992 1,533,091 238,543
1993 1,494,128 244,884
1994 1,462,514 250,822
1995 1,436,634 256,649
1996 1,415,594 262,347
1997 1,399,535 267,707
1998 1,386,156 272,723
1999 1,390,244 277,412
2000 1,396,985 282,019
2001 1,388,115 286,767
2002 1,379,350 291,616
2003 1,370,720 296,491
2004 1,362,550 301,413
2005 1,354,775 306,429
2006 1,346,810 313,851
2007 1,340,680 324,479
2008 1,337,090 336,170
2009 1,334,515 348,275
2010 1,331,475 360,792
2011 1,327,439 373,674
2012 1,322,696 386,818
2013 1,317,997 400,070
2014 1,314,545 413,617
2015 1,315,407 428,154
2016 1,315,790 443,308
2017 1,317,384 458,287
2018 1,321,977 473,099
2019 1,326,898 487,731
2020 1,329,522 502,118
2021 1,330,932 516,154
2022 1,348,840 524,106
2023 1,370,286 525,994
2024 1,371,986 527,799

Fertility rates in Estonia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Estonia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Maldives
1960 1.98 6.71
1961 1.98 6.79
1962 1.95 6.89
1963 1.89 6.94
1964 1.94 7
1965 1.88 7.07
1966 1.87 7.15
1967 1.9 7.23
1968 2.03 7.28
1969 2.13 7.33
1970 2.17 7.39
1971 2.19 7.38
1972 2.13 7.37
1973 2.06 7.4
1974 2.07 7.38
1975 2.04 7.32
1976 2.07 7.29
1977 2.06 7.27
1978 2.02 7.23
1979 2 7.23
1980 2.02 7.23
1981 2.07 7.19
1982 2.07 7.15
1983 2.16 7.09
1984 2.17 7.03
1985 2.13 6.94
1986 2.18 6.85
1987 2.27 6.73
1988 2.27 6.58
1989 2.22 6.39
1990 2.05 6.13
1991 1.8 5.8
1992 1.71 5.44
1993 1.49 5.06
1994 1.42 4.69
1995 1.38 4.29
1996 1.37 3.86
1997 1.32 3.48
1998 1.28 3.17
1999 1.3 2.9
2000 1.36 2.69
2001 1.32 2.53
2002 1.36 2.42
2003 1.37 2.34
2004 1.47 2.26
2005 1.52 2.2
2006 1.58 2.2
2007 1.69 2.29
2008 1.72 2.37
2009 1.7 2.39
2010 1.72 2.35
2011 1.61 2.31
2012 1.56 2.25
2013 1.52 2.17
2014 1.54 2.09
2015 1.58 2
2016 1.6 1.9
2017 1.59 1.8
2018 1.67 1.71
2019 1.66 1.64
2020 1.58 1.61
2021 1.61 1.6
2022 1.41 1.58
2023 1.31 1.58

Estonia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Estonia Maldives
1960 32.2 20.6
1961 32.4 20.6
1962 32.5 20.6
1963 32.7 20.6
1964 32.8 20.5
1965 33 19.9
1966 33.2 18.9
1967 33.4 18.2
1968 33.6 17.8
1969 33.7 17.6
1970 33.7 17.4
1971 33.8 17.3
1972 33.9 17.2
1973 34.1 17.2
1974 34.2 17.2
1975 34.2 17.1
1976 34.3 17
1977 34.3 17
1978 34.2 17
1979 34 16.9
1980 33.9 16.8
1981 33.8 16.8
1982 33.8 16.9
1983 33.9 16.9
1984 33.9 17
1985 33.9 17
1986 34 16.9
1987 34 16.7
1988 34.1 16.6
1989 34.2 16.5
1990 34.3 16.4
1991 34.6 16.4
1992 35 16.4
1993 35.6 16.5
1994 36 16.7
1995 36.3 16.9
1996 36.7 17.3
1997 37 17.6
1998 37.3 18
1999 37.6 18.4
2000 38 18.9
2001 38.3 19.3
2002 38.5 19.8
2003 38.8 20.3
2004 39.1 20.9
2005 39.3 21.5
2006 39.6 22.1
2007 39.7 22.7
2008 39.8 23.2
2009 40 23.8
2010 40.3 24.4
2011 40.6 25.1
2012 40.9 25.8
2013 41.1 26.5
2014 41.4 27.1
2015 41.5 27.6
2016 41.7 28
2017 41.9 28.5
2018 42 29
2019 42.2 29.5
2020 42.4 30.1
2021 42.5 30.7
2022 42.7 31.4
2023 42.9 32.1
2024 43.3 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3.8%
2019
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Estonia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia Maldives
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
50.2%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
84.7%
2023

Health

Estonia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Maldives
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
57.8 mi
2018

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