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India vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 7th vs. 188th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

India Maldives
Population
1474115403
531152
Population rank 1/197 168/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 5/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

India and Maldives: Comparison Charts

India and Maldives economies compared

GDP
India

Maldives
Year GDP
India Maldives
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 $19,328,038
1971 $67,351,404,352 $21,566,404
1972 $71,464,700,667 $25,177,138
1973 $85,517,673,173 $30,862,042
1974 $99,526,597,934 $39,120,171
1975 $98,473,832,017 $24,540,878
1976 $102,716,451,980 $22,399,467
1977 $121,486,641,441 $20,853,789
1978 $137,302,319,829 $24,369,109
1979 $152,995,442,498 $38,523,364
1980 $186,328,579,302 $42,463,576
1981 $193,491,368,446 $44,781,457
1982 $200,715,624,831 $47,911,340
1983 $218,262,146,413 $57,829,787
1984 $212,157,645,178 $109,503,546
1985 $232,511,554,840 $127,190,758
1986 $248,985,994,041 $141,882,254
1987 $279,033,584,092 $141,223,029
1988 $296,589,670,896 $168,514,513
1989 $296,042,052,945 $189,514,434
1990 $320,979,026,420 $215,043,970
1991 $270,105,341,879 $244,396,762
1992 $288,208,070,278 $284,875,809
1993 $279,295,648,983 $322,417,837
1994 $327,274,843,459 $356,014,932
1995 $360,281,909,643 $398,988,955
1996 $392,896,866,205 $450,382,328
1997 $415,867,563,593 $508,223,602
1998 $421,351,317,225 $540,096,398
1999 $458,821,052,616 $589,239,754
2000 $468,395,521,654 $624,337,145
2001 $485,440,139,204 $870,031,677
2002 $514,939,140,319 $897,031,250
2003 $607,700,687,237 $1,052,121,055
2004 $709,152,728,831 $1,226,829,563
2005 $820,383,763,511 $1,163,362,438
2006 $940,259,888,788 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $2,588,176,055
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $2,774,350,240
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $2,886,163,997
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $3,295,009,238
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $3,697,353,039
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $4,129,505,319
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $4,409,942,624
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $4,816,426,257
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $5,404,344,163
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $5,726,094,799
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $3,712,604,583
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $5,252,457,370
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $6,177,118,114
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $6,590,894,302
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $6,975,146,349

India and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
India Maldives
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 $156.9
1971 $120.7 $169.8
1972 $125.3 $192.2
1973 $146.6 $228.7
1974 $166.7 $281.5
1975 $161.1 $171.4
1976 $164.1 $151.8
1977 $189.6 $137.3
1978 $209.4 $156.1
1979 $228 $240.2
1980 $271.1 $257.6
1981 $275 $264.1
1982 $278.7 $274.8
1983 $296 $323
1984 $281 $594
1985 $301 $669
1986 $315 $720
1987 $345 $692
1988 $358 $799
1989 $350 $870
1990 $371 $957
1991 $306 $1,054
1992 $319 $1,194
1993 $303 $1,317
1994 $348 $1,419
1995 $375 $1,555
1996 $401 $1,717
1997 $416 $1,898
1998 $414 $1,980
1999 $442 $2,124
2000 $443 $2,214
2001 $450 $3,034
2002 $469 $3,076
2003 $544 $3,549
2004 $624 $4,070
2005 $710 $3,797
2006 $802 $5,019
2007 $1,022 $5,758
2008 $993 $6,757
2009 $1,095 $6,734
2010 $1,348 $7,174
2011 $1,445 $7,425
2012 $1,429 $7,461
2013 $1,433 $8,236
2014 $1,554 $8,939
2015 $1,584 $9,645
2016 $1,708 $9,948
2017 $1,950 $10,510
2018 $1,966 $11,423
2019 $2,041 $11,740
2020 $1,907 $7,394
2021 $2,240 $10,176
2022 $2,347 $11,786
2023 $2,530 $12,530
2024 $2,697 $13,216

India vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
India Maldives
1950 41.2 36.5
1951 41.6 37.1
1952 42.1 37
1953 42.4 36.9
1954 43.2 36.9
1955 43.7 37
1956 44.1 37.1
1957 44.4 37.3
1958 44.8 37.6
1959 45.3 37.9
1960 45.6 38.2
1961 45.8 38.6
1962 46.1 39.1
1963 46.5 39.6
1964 46.7 40.2
1965 45.6 40.8
1966 45.9 41.4
1967 46.2 42.1
1968 47.9 42.9
1969 48.3 43.7
1970 48.6 44.5
1971 48.9 45.5
1972 49.2 46.4
1973 49.6 47.5
1974 50.3 48.5
1975 50.8 49.6
1976 51.3 50.8
1977 51.8 51.8
1978 52.4 50.4
1979 53 53.9
1980 53.6 54.8
1981 54.2 55.7
1982 54.7 56.6
1983 55.3 57.5
1984 55.8 58.3
1985 56.3 59.2
1986 56.8 60
1987 57.3 60.8
1988 57.7 61.6
1989 58.2 62.4
1990 58.6 63.1
1991 59 63.9
1992 59.4 64.7
1993 59.8 65.4
1994 60.2 66.2
1995 60.6 67
1996 61 67.7
1997 61.4 68.5
1998 61.9 69.3
1999 62.3 70.2
2000 62.7 70.9
2001 63.2 71.7
2002 63.6 72.4
2003 64.1 73.3
2004 64.5 73
2005 64.9 74.8
2006 65.4 75.3
2007 65.8 75.7
2008 66.2 76
2009 66.7 76.4
2010 67.2 76.8
2011 67.6 77.1
2012 68.1 77.5
2013 68.5 77.8
2014 68.9 78.2
2015 69.3 78.6
2016 69.7 78.9
2017 70.1 79.2
2018 70.4 79.4
2019 70.7 79.7
2020 70.2 78.7
2021 67.3 78.1
2022 71.7 80.8
2023 72 81
2024 72.2 81.3
2025 72.5 81.5

India and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Maldives
Year Population
India Maldives
1960 435,990,338 91,189
1961 446,564,729 93,450
1962 457,283,090 95,802
1963 468,138,575 98,222
1964 479,229,598 100,662
1965 490,140,146 104,102
1966 500,740,247 108,507
1967 511,606,372 112,528
1968 522,716,889 116,075
1969 533,880,544 119,564
1970 545,864,268 123,219
1971 558,096,387 127,035
1972 570,482,142 130,968
1973 583,465,598 134,952
1974 597,041,391 138,978
1975 611,309,535 143,158
1976 625,861,883 147,525
1977 640,801,103 151,930
1978 655,728,229 156,159
1979 671,155,747 160,360
1980 687,354,025 164,835
1981 703,696,250 169,532
1982 720,313,473 174,333
1983 737,372,681 179,128
1984 754,875,449 184,198
1985 772,647,793 190,169
1986 790,689,978 196,935
1987 808,931,270 203,944
1988 827,342,990 210,885
1989 846,039,529 217,738
1990 864,972,221 224,762
1991 883,927,600 231,802
1992 902,957,070 238,543
1993 922,118,387 244,884
1994 941,163,767 250,822
1995 960,301,044 256,649
1996 979,678,458 262,347
1997 999,133,762 267,707
1998 1,018,665,080 272,723
1999 1,038,225,823 277,412
2000 1,057,922,733 282,019
2001 1,077,898,575 286,767
2002 1,097,600,380 291,616
2003 1,116,803,006 296,491
2004 1,135,991,513 301,413
2005 1,154,676,322 306,429
2006 1,172,878,890 313,851
2007 1,190,676,021 324,479
2008 1,207,930,964 336,170
2009 1,225,524,753 348,275
2010 1,243,481,564 360,792
2011 1,261,224,954 373,674
2012 1,278,674,502 386,818
2013 1,295,829,511 400,070
2014 1,312,277,191 413,617
2015 1,328,024,498 428,154
2016 1,343,944,296 443,308
2017 1,359,657,400 458,287
2018 1,374,659,064 473,099
2019 1,389,030,312 487,731
2020 1,402,617,695 502,118
2021 1,414,203,896 516,154
2022 1,425,423,212 524,106
2023 1,438,069,596 525,994
2024 1,450,935,791 527,799

Fertility rates in India and Maldives

Fertility rate
India

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
India Maldives
1960 5.92 6.71
1961 5.94 6.79
1962 5.95 6.89
1963 5.97 6.94
1964 5.98 7
1965 5.94 7.07
1966 5.88 7.15
1967 5.83 7.23
1968 5.76 7.28
1969 5.68 7.33
1970 5.62 7.39
1971 5.57 7.38
1972 5.48 7.37
1973 5.4 7.4
1974 5.33 7.38
1975 5.2 7.32
1976 5.13 7.29
1977 5.01 7.27
1978 4.89 7.23
1979 4.81 7.23
1980 4.78 7.23
1981 4.7 7.19
1982 4.62 7.15
1983 4.57 7.09
1984 4.52 7.03
1985 4.43 6.94
1986 4.4 6.85
1987 4.31 6.73
1988 4.22 6.58
1989 4.13 6.39
1990 4.05 6.13
1991 3.96 5.8
1992 3.88 5.44
1993 3.8 5.06
1994 3.72 4.69
1995 3.65 4.29
1996 3.58 3.86
1997 3.51 3.48
1998 3.45 3.17
1999 3.38 2.9
2000 3.35 2.69
2001 3.3 2.53
2002 3.22 2.42
2003 3.12 2.34
2004 3.05 2.26
2005 2.96 2.2
2006 2.87 2.2
2007 2.78 2.29
2008 2.71 2.37
2009 2.67 2.39
2010 2.6 2.35
2011 2.53 2.31
2012 2.47 2.25
2013 2.4 2.17
2014 2.29 2.09
2015 2.29 2
2016 2.28 1.9
2017 2.19 1.8
2018 2.18 1.71
2019 2.12 1.64
2020 2.05 1.61
2021 2.01 1.6
2022 1.99 1.58
2023 1.98 1.58

India and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
India

Maldives
Year Median age, years
India Maldives
1960 20.2 20.6
1961 20.1 20.6
1962 19.9 20.6
1963 19.8 20.6
1964 19.6 20.5
1965 19.5 19.9
1966 19.4 18.9
1967 19.3 18.2
1968 19.2 17.8
1969 19.2 17.6
1970 19.2 17.4
1971 19.2 17.3
1972 19.2 17.2
1973 19.3 17.2
1974 19.3 17.2
1975 19.4 17.1
1976 19.5 17
1977 19.6 17
1978 19.7 17
1979 19.8 16.9
1980 19.9 16.8
1981 20 16.8
1982 20 16.9
1983 20.1 16.9
1984 20.2 17
1985 20.3 17
1986 20.4 16.9
1987 20.4 16.7
1988 20.5 16.6
1989 20.6 16.5
1990 20.7 16.4
1991 20.8 16.4
1992 21 16.4
1993 21.1 16.5
1994 21.2 16.7
1995 21.4 16.9
1996 21.6 17.3
1997 21.7 17.6
1998 21.9 18
1999 22.1 18.4
2000 22.3 18.9
2001 22.5 19.3
2002 22.7 19.8
2003 22.9 20.3
2004 23.1 20.9
2005 23.3 21.5
2006 23.6 22.1
2007 23.8 22.7
2008 24.1 23.2
2009 24.4 23.8
2010 24.7 24.4
2011 25 25.1
2012 25.3 25.8
2013 25.6 26.5
2014 26 27.1
2015 26.3 27.6
2016 26.6 28
2017 27 28.5
2018 27.3 29
2019 27.7 29.5
2020 28.1 30.1
2021 28.4 30.7
2022 28.7 31.4
2023 29.1 32.1
2024 29.5 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
3.8%
2019
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
89%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

India Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

India Maldives
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
97.9%
2021
English speaking
15.8%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
84.7%
2023

Health

India Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

India Maldives
% of world land
2%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
57.8 mi
2018

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