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Ethiopia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 25th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Maldives
Population
138227398
531152
Population rank 10/197 168/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Ethiopia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year GDP
Ethiopia Maldives
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 $19,328,038
1971 $3,224,280,835 $21,566,404
1972 $3,520,252,938 $25,177,138
1973 $4,070,570,550 $30,862,042
1974 $4,577,209,966 $39,120,171
1975 $4,577,047,854 $24,540,878
1976 $4,943,806,093 $22,399,467
1977 $5,651,840,585 $20,853,789
1978 $6,014,961,435 $24,369,109
1979 $6,586,048,398 $38,523,364
1980 $7,012,585,454 $42,463,576
1981 $7,507,663,567 $44,781,457
1982 $7,899,988,841 $47,911,340
1983 $8,781,664,427 $57,829,787
1984 $8,298,309,581 $109,503,546
1985 $9,717,392,687 $127,190,758
1986 $10,094,328,898 $141,882,254
1987 $10,790,001,558 $141,223,029
1988 $11,181,119,718 $168,514,513
1989 $11,762,932,007 $189,514,434
1990 $12,478,943,895 $215,043,970
1991 $13,799,799,324 $244,396,762
1992 $10,754,799,037 $284,875,809
1993 $9,051,043,870 $322,417,837
1994 $7,100,806,754 $356,014,932
1995 $7,855,205,207 $398,988,955
1996 $8,761,215,548 $450,382,328
1997 $8,803,539,988 $508,223,602
1998 $8,013,274,132 $540,096,398
1999 $7,892,973,532 $589,239,754
2000 $8,242,349,618 $624,337,145
2001 $8,231,326,016 $870,031,677
2002 $7,850,809,498 $897,031,250
2003 $8,623,691,300 $1,052,121,055
2004 $10,131,187,261 $1,226,829,563
2005 $12,401,139,454 $1,163,362,438
2006 $15,280,861,835 $1,575,200,391
2007 $19,707,616,773 $1,868,383,461
2008 $27,066,912,635 $2,271,646,188
2009 $32,437,389,116 $2,345,294,875
2010 $29,933,790,334 $2,588,176,055
2011 $31,952,763,089 $2,774,350,240
2012 $43,310,721,414 $2,886,163,997
2013 $47,648,276,605 $3,295,009,238
2014 $55,612,228,234 $3,697,353,039
2015 $64,589,328,551 $4,129,505,319
2016 $74,296,766,562 $4,409,942,624
2017 $81,770,885,148 $4,816,426,257
2018 $84,269,180,857 $5,404,344,163
2019 $95,912,620,248 $5,726,094,799
2020 $107,657,732,424 $3,712,604,583
2021 $111,261,888,669 $5,252,457,370
2022 $126,772,707,851 $6,177,118,114
2023 - $6,590,894,302
2024 - $6,975,146,349

Ethiopia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Maldives
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 $156.9
1971 $112.7 $169.8
1972 $119.8 $192.2
1973 $134.9 $228.7
1974 $147.9 $281.5
1975 $144.3 $171.4
1976 $152 $151.8
1977 $170.4 $137.3
1978 $178.3 $156.1
1979 $192.4 $240.2
1980 $203.7 $257.6
1981 $212.7 $264.1
1982 $215.3 $274.8
1983 $232.7 $323
1984 $214.2 $594
1985 $243.9 $669
1986 $246 $720
1987 $254.1 $692
1988 $253.2 $799
1989 $256.4 $870
1990 $262.1 $957
1991 $277.6 $1,054
1992 $207.4 $1,194
1993 $168.5 $1,317
1994 $127.7 $1,419
1995 $136.5 $1,555
1996 $147.3 $1,717
1997 $143.4 $1,898
1998 $126.5 $1,980
1999 $120.7 $2,124
2000 $122.3 $2,214
2001 $118.5 $3,034
2002 $109.6 $3,076
2003 $116.8 $3,549
2004 $133.2 $4,070
2005 $158.2 $3,797
2006 $189.3 $5,019
2007 $237.1 $5,758
2008 $316 $6,757
2009 $369 $6,734
2010 $331 $7,174
2011 $343 $7,425
2012 $452 $7,461
2013 $484 $8,236
2014 $550 $8,939
2015 $622 $9,645
2016 $696 $9,948
2017 $746 $10,510
2018 $748 $11,423
2019 $829 $11,740
2020 $905 $7,394
2021 $911 $10,176
2022 $1,011 $11,786
2023 - $12,530
2024 - $13,216

Ethiopia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Maldives
1950 35.5 36.5
1951 35.9 37.1
1952 36.2 37
1953 36.6 36.9
1954 37 36.9
1955 37.3 37
1956 37.8 37.1
1957 32.2 37.3
1958 32.6 37.6
1959 39.2 37.9
1960 39.6 38.2
1961 40.2 38.6
1962 40.5 39.1
1963 41 39.6
1964 41.3 40.2
1965 41.4 40.8
1966 39.3 41.4
1967 41.9 42.1
1968 42.1 42.9
1969 42.1 43.7
1970 42.1 44.5
1971 42.2 45.5
1972 41 46.4
1973 41.1 47.5
1974 39.1 48.5
1975 38.9 49.6
1976 41.3 50.8
1977 41.4 51.8
1978 41.5 50.4
1979 42.4 53.9
1980 42.8 54.8
1981 43.1 55.7
1982 43.4 56.6
1983 36.3 57.5
1984 36.7 58.3
1985 37.7 59.2
1986 38.4 60
1987 45.9 60.8
1988 45.7 61.6
1989 45.6 62.4
1990 45.1 63.1
1991 46.7 63.9
1992 47.3 64.7
1993 47.7 65.4
1994 47.9 66.2
1995 48.2 67
1996 48.7 67.7
1997 49.2 68.5
1998 49.8 69.3
1999 49.5 70.2
2000 50.9 70.9
2001 51.4 71.7
2002 52.1 72.4
2003 52.9 73.3
2004 53.7 73
2005 54.4 74.8
2006 55.4 75.3
2007 56.6 75.7
2008 57.7 76
2009 58.7 76.4
2010 59.7 76.8
2011 60.6 77.1
2012 61.4 77.5
2013 62.2 77.8
2014 62.9 78.2
2015 63.6 78.6
2016 64.2 78.9
2017 64.8 79.2
2018 65.3 79.4
2019 65.7 79.7
2020 66 78.7
2021 65.3 78.1
2022 66.9 80.8
2023 67.3 81
2024 67.6 81.3
2025 67.9 81.5

Ethiopia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year Population
Ethiopia Maldives
1960 21,376,693 91,189
1961 21,906,102 93,450
1962 22,465,126 95,802
1963 23,051,637 98,222
1964 23,666,548 100,662
1965 24,310,612 104,102
1966 24,952,689 108,507
1967 25,620,276 112,528
1968 26,337,930 116,075
1969 27,072,571 119,564
1970 27,829,128 123,219
1971 28,600,106 127,035
1972 29,374,608 130,968
1973 30,166,785 134,952
1974 30,957,273 138,978
1975 31,723,252 143,158
1976 32,534,418 147,525
1977 33,167,272 151,930
1978 33,734,592 156,159
1979 34,238,652 160,360
1980 34,428,514 164,835
1981 35,304,012 169,532
1982 36,701,290 174,333
1983 37,740,817 179,128
1984 38,735,722 184,198
1985 39,842,136 190,169
1986 41,037,656 196,935
1987 42,460,039 203,944
1988 44,150,825 210,885
1989 45,879,690 217,738
1990 47,609,755 224,762
1991 49,717,198 231,802
1992 51,853,747 238,543
1993 53,708,891 244,884
1994 55,611,508 250,822
1995 57,537,335 256,649
1996 59,467,635 262,347
1997 61,404,539 267,707
1998 63,363,524 272,723
1999 65,374,561 277,412
2000 67,411,494 282,019
2001 69,487,762 286,767
2002 71,635,517 291,616
2003 73,832,663 296,491
2004 76,077,206 301,413
2005 78,367,470 306,429
2006 80,703,490 313,851
2007 83,103,217 324,479
2008 85,543,668 336,170
2009 88,007,636 348,275
2010 90,538,514 360,792
2011 93,149,970 373,674
2012 95,798,767 386,818
2013 98,438,751 400,070
2014 101,115,610 413,617
2015 103,867,135 428,154
2016 106,718,162 443,308
2017 109,666,481 458,287
2018 112,664,152 473,099
2019 115,737,383 487,731
2020 118,917,671 502,118
2021 122,138,588 516,154
2022 125,384,287 524,106
2023 128,691,692 525,994
2024 132,059,767 527,799

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Maldives
1960 6.51 6.71
1961 6.53 6.79
1962 6.56 6.89
1963 6.59 6.94
1964 6.61 7
1965 6.63 7.07
1966 6.66 7.15
1967 6.68 7.23
1968 6.7 7.28
1969 6.72 7.33
1970 6.78 7.39
1971 6.84 7.38
1972 6.9 7.37
1973 6.96 7.4
1974 7.02 7.38
1975 7.08 7.32
1976 7.13 7.29
1977 7.19 7.27
1978 7.23 7.23
1979 7.25 7.23
1980 7.29 7.23
1981 7.31 7.19
1982 7.34 7.15
1983 7.35 7.09
1984 7.36 7.03
1985 7.34 6.94
1986 7.32 6.85
1987 7.29 6.73
1988 7.26 6.58
1989 7.23 6.39
1990 7.2 6.13
1991 7.16 5.8
1992 7.13 5.44
1993 7.09 5.06
1994 7.05 4.69
1995 7 4.29
1996 6.93 3.86
1997 6.87 3.48
1998 6.79 3.17
1999 6.72 2.9
2000 6.65 2.69
2001 6.58 2.53
2002 6.5 2.42
2003 6.4 2.34
2004 6.3 2.26
2005 6.19 2.2
2006 6.05 2.2
2007 5.89 2.29
2008 5.7 2.37
2009 5.49 2.39
2010 5.28 2.35
2011 5.08 2.31
2012 4.89 2.25
2013 4.71 2.17
2014 4.61 2.09
2015 4.53 2
2016 4.47 1.9
2017 4.4 1.8
2018 4.37 1.71
2019 4.35 1.64
2020 4.27 1.61
2021 4.18 1.6
2022 4.08 1.58
2023 3.99 1.58

Ethiopia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Maldives
1960 18.6 20.6
1961 18.6 20.6
1962 18.6 20.6
1963 18.6 20.6
1964 18.6 20.5
1965 18.6 19.9
1966 18.5 18.9
1967 18.5 18.2
1968 18.4 17.8
1969 18.3 17.6
1970 18.1 17.4
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 17.7 17.2
1973 17.6 17.2
1974 17.5 17.2
1975 17.3 17.1
1976 17.2 17
1977 17.1 17
1978 17 17
1979 16.9 16.9
1980 16.8 16.8
1981 16.8 16.8
1982 16.7 16.9
1983 16.7 16.9
1984 16.8 17
1985 16.9 17
1986 16.9 16.9
1987 16.9 16.7
1988 16.9 16.6
1989 16.9 16.5
1990 16.9 16.4
1991 16.9 16.4
1992 16.9 16.4
1993 16.8 16.5
1994 16.7 16.7
1995 16.6 16.9
1996 16.5 17.3
1997 16.4 17.6
1998 16.3 18
1999 16.2 18.4
2000 16.2 18.9
2001 16.1 19.3
2002 16.1 19.8
2003 16.1 20.3
2004 16.2 20.9
2005 16.2 21.5
2006 16.3 22.1
2007 16.4 22.7
2008 16.5 23.2
2009 16.7 23.8
2010 16.9 24.4
2011 17.1 25.1
2012 17.4 25.8
2013 17.6 26.5
2014 17.9 27.1
2015 18.1 27.6
2016 18.3 28
2017 18.6 28.5
2018 18.8 29
2019 19 29.5
2020 19.2 30.1
2021 19.4 30.7
2022 19.6 31.4
2023 19.7 32.1
2024 19.9 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Ethiopia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Maldives
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
0.22%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
84.7%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Maldives
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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