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Kuwait vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 153rd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Maldives
Population
5128257
531152
Population rank 127/197 168/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Kuwait and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Maldives
Year GDP
Kuwait Maldives
1962 $1,828,107,503 -
1963 $1,900,895,857 -
1964 $2,071,668,533 -
1965 $2,097,199,161 -
1966 $2,391,199,044 -
1967 $2,441,599,023 -
1968 $2,662,798,935 -
1969 $2,769,198,892 -
1970 $2,873,638,851 $19,328,038
1971 $3,880,392,195 $21,566,404
1972 $4,450,537,925 $25,177,138
1973 $5,408,804,607 $30,862,042
1974 $13,006,948,296 $39,120,171
1975 $12,022,811,621 $24,540,878
1976 $13,132,252,802 $22,399,467
1977 $14,137,406,741 $20,853,789
1978 $15,503,557,496 $24,369,109
1979 $24,749,063,922 $38,523,364
1980 $28,638,868,356 $42,463,576
1981 $25,058,020,338 $44,781,457
1982 $21,577,153,356 $47,911,340
1983 $20,871,081,080 $57,829,787
1984 $21,700,082,753 $109,503,546
1985 $21,445,970,614 $127,190,758
1986 $17,903,989,745 $141,882,254
1987 $22,368,704,134 $141,223,029
1988 $20,690,322,153 $168,514,513
1989 $24,313,855,653 $189,514,434
1990 $18,427,777,778 $215,043,970
1991 $11,009,993,703 $244,396,762
1992 $19,858,555,215 $284,875,809
1993 $23,941,391,391 $322,417,837
1994 $24,848,483,838 $356,014,932
1995 $27,186,980,647 $398,988,955
1996 $31,492,373,309 $450,382,328
1997 $30,350,190,704 $508,223,602
1998 $25,943,705,784 $540,096,398
1999 $30,122,365,849 $589,239,754
2000 $37,718,743,480 $624,337,145
2001 $34,889,559,870 $870,031,677
2002 $38,135,788,414 $897,031,250
2003 $47,874,582,232 $1,052,121,055
2004 $59,439,090,601 $1,226,829,563
2005 $80,798,630,137 $1,163,362,438
2006 $101,557,330,723 $1,575,200,391
2007 $114,634,043,362 $1,868,383,461
2008 $147,379,737,230 $2,271,646,188
2009 $105,968,691,905 $2,345,294,875
2010 $115,416,245,238 $2,588,176,055
2011 $154,039,231,299 $2,774,350,240
2012 $174,047,662,555 $2,886,163,997
2013 $174,168,116,687 $3,295,009,238
2014 $162,650,450,785 $3,697,353,039
2015 $114,585,555,831 $4,129,505,319
2016 $109,406,674,088 $4,409,942,624
2017 $120,687,539,676 $4,816,426,257
2018 $138,646,316,322 $5,404,344,163
2019 $140,856,394,870 $5,726,094,799
2020 $111,045,470,461 $3,712,604,583
2021 $148,350,671,614 $5,252,457,370
2022 $183,502,046,669 $6,177,118,114
2023 $165,384,407,267 $6,590,894,302
2024 $160,227,273,001 $6,975,146,349

Kuwait and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Maldives
1962 $4,748 -
1963 $4,445 -
1964 $4,379 -
1965 $4,024 -
1966 $4,176 -
1967 $3,887 -
1968 $3,872 -
1969 $3,695 -
1970 $3,552 $156.9
1971 $4,486 $169.8
1972 $4,836 $192.2
1973 $5,532 $228.7
1974 $12,527 $281.5
1975 $10,882 $171.4
1976 $11,141 $151.8
1977 $11,238 $137.3
1978 $11,567 $156.1
1979 $17,386 $240.2
1980 $19,032 $257.6
1981 $15,825 $264.1
1982 $12,979 $274.8
1983 $11,965 $323
1984 $11,919 $594
1985 $11,322 $669
1986 $9,077 $720
1987 $10,896 $692
1988 $9,692 $799
1989 $10,965 $870
1990 $10,938 $957
1991 $8,147 $1,054
1992 $12,146 $1,194
1993 $14,318 $1,317
1994 $14,930 $1,419
1995 $16,168 $1,555
1996 $18,201 $1,717
1997 $16,977 $1,898
1998 $14,067 $1,980
1999 $15,854 $2,124
2000 $19,296 $2,214
2001 $17,374 $3,034
2002 $18,513 $3,076
2003 $22,691 $3,549
2004 $27,552 $4,070
2005 $36,123 $3,797
2006 $42,947 $5,019
2007 $45,709 $5,758
2008 $55,585 $6,757
2009 $37,907 $6,734
2010 $39,212 $7,174
2011 $49,170 $7,425
2012 $52,155 $7,461
2013 $49,651 $8,236
2014 $44,369 $8,939
2015 $29,882 $9,645
2016 $27,324 $9,948
2017 $29,048 $10,510
2018 $32,068 $11,423
2019 $31,708 $11,740
2020 $25,236 $7,394
2021 $34,019 $10,176
2022 $39,982 $11,786
2023 $34,076 $12,530
2024 $32,214 $13,216

Kuwait vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Maldives
1950 49.7 36.5
1951 50.6 37.1
1952 51.4 37
1953 52.3 36.9
1954 53.1 36.9
1955 54 37
1956 54.9 37.1
1957 55.9 37.3
1958 56.9 37.6
1959 57.9 37.9
1960 58.9 38.2
1961 60 38.6
1962 61 39.1
1963 62 39.6
1964 63 40.2
1965 63.9 40.8
1966 64.9 41.4
1967 65.8 42.1
1968 66.6 42.9
1969 67.3 43.7
1970 68 44.5
1971 68.5 45.5
1972 68.9 46.4
1973 69.2 47.5
1974 69.4 48.5
1975 69.7 49.6
1976 69.9 50.8
1977 70.2 51.8
1978 70.5 50.4
1979 70.8 53.9
1980 71.1 54.8
1981 71.5 55.7
1982 71.9 56.6
1983 72.4 57.5
1984 72.9 58.3
1985 73.3 59.2
1986 73.8 60
1987 74.2 60.8
1988 74.6 61.6
1989 75 62.4
1990 72.9 63.1
1991 73.3 63.9
1992 75.7 64.7
1993 75.8 65.4
1994 75.7 66.2
1995 75.7 67
1996 75.6 67.7
1997 75.6 68.5
1998 75.6 69.3
1999 75.7 70.2
2000 75.9 70.9
2001 76 71.7
2002 76.2 72.4
2003 76.3 73.3
2004 76.4 73
2005 76.5 74.8
2006 76.6 75.3
2007 76.7 75.7
2008 76.9 76
2009 77.2 76.4
2010 77.5 76.8
2011 77.9 77.1
2012 78.2 77.5
2013 78.6 77.8
2014 78.9 78.2
2015 79.2 78.6
2016 79.5 78.9
2017 79.7 79.2
2018 79.9 79.4
2019 80 79.7
2020 78.2 78.7
2021 77.6 78.1
2022 78.8 80.8
2023 80.4 81
2024 80.6 81.3
2025 80.8 81.5

Kuwait and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Maldives
Year Population
Kuwait Maldives
1960 311,060 91,189
1961 345,945 93,450
1962 384,995 95,802
1963 427,694 98,222
1964 473,115 100,662
1965 521,174 104,102
1966 572,590 108,507
1967 628,089 112,528
1968 687,716 116,075
1969 749,452 119,564
1970 809,114 123,219
1971 865,076 127,035
1972 920,352 130,968
1973 977,654 134,952
1974 1,038,346 138,978
1975 1,104,863 143,158
1976 1,178,711 147,525
1977 1,258,023 151,930
1978 1,340,319 156,159
1979 1,423,514 160,360
1980 1,504,782 164,835
1981 1,583,426 169,532
1982 1,662,480 174,333
1983 1,744,295 179,128
1984 1,820,688 184,198
1985 1,894,242 190,169
1986 1,972,520 196,935
1987 2,052,994 203,944
1988 2,134,707 210,885
1989 2,217,468 217,738
1990 1,684,819 224,762
1991 1,351,399 231,802
1992 1,634,961 238,543
1993 1,672,151 244,884
1994 1,664,361 250,822
1995 1,681,513 256,649
1996 1,730,246 262,347
1997 1,787,683 267,707
1998 1,844,302 272,723
1999 1,900,030 277,412
2000 1,954,709 282,019
2001 2,008,121 286,767
2002 2,059,974 291,616
2003 2,109,881 296,491
2004 2,157,320 301,413
2005 2,236,788 306,429
2006 2,364,733 313,851
2007 2,507,887 324,479
2008 2,651,421 336,170
2009 2,795,484 348,275
2010 2,943,372 360,792
2011 3,132,814 373,674
2012 3,337,109 386,818
2013 3,507,844 400,070
2014 3,665,876 413,617
2015 3,834,574 428,154
2016 4,004,096 443,308
2017 4,154,812 458,287
2018 4,323,515 473,099
2019 4,442,316 487,731
2020 4,400,267 502,118
2021 4,360,865 516,154
2022 4,589,643 524,106
2023 4,853,420 525,994
2024 4,973,861 527,799

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Maldives

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Maldives
1960 7.22 6.71
1961 7.25 6.79
1962 7.25 6.89
1963 7.28 6.94
1964 7.29 7
1965 7.31 7.07
1966 7.34 7.15
1967 7.33 7.23
1968 7.28 7.28
1969 7.18 7.33
1970 7.03 7.39
1971 6.84 7.38
1972 6.64 7.37
1973 6.43 7.4
1974 6.23 7.38
1975 6.06 7.32
1976 5.9 7.29
1977 5.71 7.27
1978 5.52 7.23
1979 5.33 7.23
1980 5.18 7.23
1981 5.02 7.19
1982 4.85 7.15
1983 4.66 7.09
1984 4.45 7.03
1985 4.22 6.94
1986 4 6.85
1987 3.83 6.73
1988 3.7 6.58
1989 3.59 6.39
1990 3.49 6.13
1991 3.4 5.8
1992 3.35 5.44
1993 3.31 5.06
1994 3.27 4.69
1995 3.25 4.29
1996 3.22 3.86
1997 3.14 3.48
1998 3.04 3.17
1999 2.95 2.9
2000 2.89 2.69
2001 2.84 2.53
2002 2.8 2.42
2003 2.77 2.34
2004 2.76 2.26
2005 2.73 2.2
2006 2.59 2.2
2007 2.41 2.29
2008 2.27 2.37
2009 2.15 2.39
2010 2.04 2.35
2011 1.96 2.31
2012 1.99 2.25
2013 1.97 2.17
2014 2.06 2.09
2015 2.03 2
2016 2.06 1.9
2017 2.16 1.8
2018 2.12 1.71
2019 2.08 1.64
2020 2.03 1.61
2021 2.15 1.6
2022 1.55 1.58
2023 1.52 1.58

Kuwait and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Maldives
1960 22 20.6
1961 21.8 20.6
1962 21.5 20.6
1963 21 20.6
1964 20.7 20.5
1965 20.4 19.9
1966 20 18.9
1967 19.6 18.2
1968 19.2 17.8
1969 18.8 17.6
1970 18.5 17.4
1971 18.3 17.3
1972 18.3 17.2
1973 18.3 17.2
1974 18.4 17.2
1975 18.4 17.1
1976 18.7 17
1977 19.2 17
1978 19.6 17
1979 20.1 16.9
1980 20.5 16.8
1981 20.9 16.8
1982 21.3 16.9
1983 21.7 16.9
1984 22.1 17
1985 22.4 17
1986 22.7 16.9
1987 22.8 16.7
1988 23 16.6
1989 23.2 16.5
1990 23.4 16.4
1991 23.6 16.4
1992 23.8 16.4
1993 24.2 16.5
1994 25.1 16.7
1995 25.5 16.9
1996 25.5 17.3
1997 25.5 17.6
1998 25.5 18
1999 25.6 18.4
2000 25.9 18.9
2001 26.3 19.3
2002 26.8 19.8
2003 27.3 20.3
2004 27.9 20.9
2005 28.3 21.5
2006 28.5 22.1
2007 28.6 22.7
2008 28.8 23.2
2009 29.2 23.8
2010 29.6 24.4
2011 30.5 25.1
2012 31.5 25.8
2013 32.3 26.5
2014 33 27.1
2015 33.8 27.6
2016 34.7 28
2017 35.6 28.5
2018 36.4 29
2019 37.1 29.5
2020 37.7 30.1
2021 35.8 30.7
2022 34.4 31.4
2023 35.5 32.1
2024 35.8 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Kuwait Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Maldives
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
97.9%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Kuwait Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Maldives
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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