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Iran vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 17th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Maldives
Population
93020793
531152
Population rank 17/197 168/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Iran and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Iran and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Iran

Maldives
Year GDP
Iran Maldives
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 $19,328,038
1971 $13,731,802,833 $21,566,404
1972 $17,153,463,263 $25,177,138
1973 $27,081,698,250 $30,862,042
1974 $46,209,092,072 $39,120,171
1975 $51,776,222,350 $24,540,878
1976 $68,055,295,081 $22,399,467
1977 $80,600,122,702 $20,853,789
1978 $77,994,316,621 $24,369,109
1979 $90,391,877,326 $38,523,364
1980 $94,362,275,580 $42,463,576
1981 $100,499,312,750 $44,781,457
1982 $125,948,756,439 $47,911,340
1983 $156,365,156,618 $57,829,787
1984 $162,276,728,620 $109,503,546
1985 $180,183,629,600 $127,190,758
1986 $209,094,561,833 $141,882,254
1987 $134,009,995,923 $141,223,029
1988 $123,057,861,334 $168,514,513
1989 $120,496,362,916 $189,514,434
1990 $124,813,263,926 $215,043,970
1991 $131,637,664,958 $244,396,762
1992 $119,768,691,217 $284,875,809
1993 $63,743,623,231 $322,417,837
1994 $71,841,461,172 $356,014,932
1995 $96,419,225,745 $398,988,955
1996 $120,403,931,883 $450,382,328
1997 $113,919,163,421 $508,223,602
1998 $110,276,913,362 $540,096,398
1999 $113,848,450,089 $589,239,754
2000 $109,591,707,801 $624,337,145
2001 $126,878,750,296 $870,031,677
2002 $128,626,917,504 $897,031,250
2003 $151,911,222,120 $1,052,121,055
2004 $187,754,571,247 $1,226,829,563
2005 $224,970,371,329 $1,163,362,438
2006 $265,602,187,406 $1,575,200,391
2007 $349,736,591,836 $1,868,383,461
2008 $406,070,949,551 $2,271,646,188
2009 $414,059,094,950 $2,345,294,875
2010 $487,069,570,461 $2,588,176,055
2011 $629,082,257,472 $2,774,350,240
2012 $644,019,315,004 $2,886,163,997
2013 $500,399,839,840 $3,295,009,238
2014 $462,284,793,281 $3,697,353,039
2015 $409,191,686,497 $4,129,505,319
2016 $459,042,684,193 $4,409,942,624
2017 $489,168,731,811 $4,816,426,257
2018 $398,880,231,367 $5,404,344,163
2019 $333,519,146,339 $5,726,094,799
2020 $262,186,179,356 $3,712,604,583
2021 $383,436,202,447 $5,252,457,370
2022 $394,362,621,793 $6,177,118,114
2023 $404,625,655,076 $6,590,894,302
2024 $436,906,331,672 $6,975,146,349

Iran and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Iran Maldives
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 $156.9
1971 $457 $169.8
1972 $555 $192.2
1973 $851 $228.7
1974 $1,409 $281.5
1975 $1,532 $171.4
1976 $1,954 $151.8
1977 $2,243 $137.3
1978 $2,101 $156.1
1979 $2,352 $240.2
1980 $2,368 $257.6
1981 $2,393 $264.1
1982 $2,845 $274.8
1983 $3,397 $323
1984 $3,395 $594
1985 $3,634 $669
1986 $4,064 $720
1987 $2,513 $692
1988 $2,234 $799
1989 $2,125 $870
1990 $2,138 $957
1991 $2,194 $1,054
1992 $1,957 $1,194
1993 $1,038 $1,317
1994 $1,168 $1,419
1995 $1,550 $1,555
1996 $1,915 $1,717
1997 $1,790 $1,898
1998 $1,709 $1,980
1999 $1,740 $2,124
2000 $1,650 $2,214
2001 $1,881 $3,034
2002 $1,891 $3,076
2003 $2,209 $3,549
2004 $2,672 $4,070
2005 $3,132 $3,797
2006 $3,619 $5,019
2007 $4,688 $5,758
2008 $5,377 $6,757
2009 $5,416 $6,734
2010 $6,291 $7,174
2011 $8,026 $7,425
2012 $8,114 $7,461
2013 $6,223 $8,236
2014 $5,672 $8,939
2015 $4,953 $9,645
2016 $5,477 $9,948
2017 $5,753 $10,510
2018 $4,632 $11,423
2019 $3,831 $11,740
2020 $2,989 $7,394
2021 $4,335 $10,176
2022 $4,405 $11,786
2023 $4,466 $12,530
2024 $4,771 $13,216

Iran vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Maldives
1950 38.2 36.5
1951 38.7 37.1
1952 39.2 37
1953 39.5 36.9
1954 40 36.9
1955 40.6 37
1956 41.1 37.1
1957 41.3 37.3
1958 42.2 37.6
1959 42.8 37.9
1960 43.3 38.2
1961 43.9 38.6
1962 43.8 39.1
1963 45.1 39.6
1964 45.7 40.2
1965 46.4 40.8
1966 47.1 41.4
1967 47.8 42.1
1968 47.9 42.9
1969 49.4 43.7
1970 50.2 44.5
1971 51.1 45.5
1972 51.7 46.4
1973 52.9 47.5
1974 53.9 48.5
1975 54.8 49.6
1976 55.8 50.8
1977 56.7 51.8
1978 56 50.4
1979 58.5 53.9
1980 58.4 54.8
1981 56.6 55.7
1982 57.6 56.6
1983 58.5 57.5
1984 60.9 58.3
1985 61.5 59.2
1986 62.1 60
1987 62.7 60.8
1988 63.3 61.6
1989 65.3 62.4
1990 64.1 63.1
1991 66.2 63.9
1992 66.7 64.7
1993 67 65.4
1994 67.5 66.2
1995 67.9 67
1996 68.3 67.7
1997 68.6 68.5
1998 69.2 69.3
1999 69.7 70.2
2000 70.2 70.9
2001 70.6 71.7
2002 71.1 72.4
2003 70.5 73.3
2004 72 73
2005 72.4 74.8
2006 72.9 75.3
2007 73.3 75.7
2008 73.7 76
2009 74 76.4
2010 74.4 76.8
2011 74.7 77.1
2012 75 77.5
2013 75.3 77.8
2014 75.6 78.2
2015 75.9 78.6
2016 76.2 78.9
2017 76.4 79.2
2018 76.6 79.4
2019 76.9 79.7
2020 74.1 78.7
2021 73.8 78.1
2022 76.8 80.8
2023 77.7 81
2024 77.9 81.3
2025 78.1 81.5

Iran and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Maldives
Year Population
Iran Maldives
1960 21,470,434 91,189
1961 22,125,726 93,450
1962 22,807,907 95,802
1963 23,519,005 98,222
1964 24,262,859 100,662
1965 25,036,978 104,102
1966 25,829,270 108,507
1967 26,628,432 112,528
1968 27,437,391 116,075
1969 28,273,482 119,564
1970 29,145,100 123,219
1971 30,029,071 127,035
1972 30,921,179 130,968
1973 31,839,838 134,952
1974 32,796,463 138,978
1975 33,802,973 143,158
1976 34,837,271 147,525
1977 35,933,181 151,930
1978 37,126,535 156,159
1979 38,424,952 160,360
1980 39,842,324 164,835
1981 41,989,312 169,532
1982 44,272,141 174,333
1983 46,029,535 179,128
1984 47,793,998 184,198
1985 49,582,289 190,169
1986 51,446,045 196,935
1987 53,323,493 203,944
1988 55,072,694 210,885
1989 56,704,914 217,738
1990 58,380,092 224,762
1991 59,986,931 231,802
1992 61,184,983 238,543
1993 61,403,543 244,884
1994 61,520,598 250,822
1995 62,205,567 256,649
1996 62,881,300 262,347
1997 63,639,638 267,707
1998 64,519,859 272,723
1999 65,445,391 277,412
2000 66,418,659 282,019
2001 67,452,005 286,767
2002 68,011,317 291,616
2003 68,769,340 296,491
2004 70,256,316 301,413
2005 71,828,455 306,429
2006 73,392,747 313,851
2007 74,602,648 324,479
2008 75,514,204 336,170
2009 76,457,825 348,275
2010 77,420,842 360,792
2011 78,383,598 373,674
2012 79,370,580 386,818
2013 80,414,686 400,070
2014 81,502,045 413,617
2015 82,619,362 428,154
2016 83,812,228 443,308
2017 85,026,754 458,287
2018 86,117,998 473,099
2019 87,051,648 487,731
2020 87,723,443 502,118
2021 88,455,488 516,154
2022 89,524,246 524,106
2023 90,608,707 525,994
2024 91,567,738 527,799

Fertility rates in Iran and Maldives

Fertility rate
Iran

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Iran Maldives
1960 7.52 6.71
1961 7.46 6.79
1962 7.4 6.89
1963 7.32 6.94
1964 7.24 7
1965 7.22 7.07
1966 7.21 7.15
1967 7.19 7.23
1968 7.12 7.28
1969 7.01 7.33
1970 6.8 7.39
1971 6.55 7.38
1972 6.26 7.37
1973 6.06 7.4
1974 5.97 7.38
1975 5.95 7.32
1976 6.07 7.29
1977 6.18 7.27
1978 6.34 7.23
1979 6.55 7.23
1980 6.63 7.23
1981 6.62 7.19
1982 6.59 7.15
1983 6.53 7.09
1984 6.43 7.03
1985 6.24 6.94
1986 6.01 6.85
1987 5.72 6.73
1988 5.43 6.58
1989 5.17 6.39
1990 4.93 6.13
1991 4.57 5.8
1992 4.1 5.44
1993 3.67 5.06
1994 3.24 4.69
1995 2.85 4.29
1996 2.54 3.86
1997 2.32 3.48
1998 2.19 3.17
1999 2.09 2.9
2000 2 2.69
2001 1.92 2.53
2002 1.84 2.42
2003 1.8 2.34
2004 1.78 2.26
2005 1.76 2.2
2006 1.76 2.2
2007 1.75 2.29
2008 1.74 2.37
2009 1.74 2.39
2010 1.75 2.35
2011 1.79 2.31
2012 1.85 2.25
2013 1.91 2.17
2014 1.98 2.09
2015 2.02 2
2016 2.05 1.9
2017 2.02 1.8
2018 1.92 1.71
2019 1.77 1.64
2020 1.7 1.61
2021 1.71 1.6
2022 1.7 1.58
2023 1.7 1.58

Iran and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Iran Maldives
1960 19.1 20.6
1961 18.7 20.6
1962 18.4 20.6
1963 18.1 20.6
1964 17.9 20.5
1965 17.8 19.9
1966 17.7 18.9
1967 17.7 18.2
1968 17.6 17.8
1969 17.6 17.6
1970 17.6 17.4
1971 17.7 17.3
1972 17.8 17.2
1973 17.9 17.2
1974 18 17.2
1975 18.1 17.1
1976 18.2 17
1977 18.3 17
1978 18.3 17
1979 18.3 16.9
1980 18.2 16.8
1981 18.4 16.8
1982 18.6 16.9
1983 18.5 16.9
1984 18.4 17
1985 18.3 17
1986 18.2 16.9
1987 18.2 16.7
1988 18.2 16.6
1989 18.1 16.5
1990 18.2 16.4
1991 18.3 16.4
1992 18.4 16.4
1993 18.3 16.5
1994 18.4 16.7
1995 18.7 16.9
1996 19.1 17.3
1997 19.5 17.6
1998 20 18
1999 20.7 18.4
2000 21.4 18.9
2001 22 19.3
2002 22.6 19.8
2003 23.1 20.3
2004 23.7 20.9
2005 24.3 21.5
2006 24.8 22.1
2007 25.5 22.7
2008 26.1 23.2
2009 26.6 23.8
2010 27.2 24.4
2011 27.7 25.1
2012 28.2 25.8
2013 28.7 26.5
2014 29.2 27.1
2015 29.7 27.6
2016 30.2 28
2017 30.7 28.5
2018 31.2 29
2019 31.7 29.5
2020 32.3 30.1
2021 32.8 30.7
2022 33.3 31.4
2023 33.8 32.1
2024 34.3 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Iran Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Maldives
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
97.9%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Iran Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Maldives
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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