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Maldives vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 188th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Malta
Population
531152
583596
Population rank 168/197 167/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Maldives and Malta: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Malta economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Malta
Year GDP
Maldives Malta
1970 $19,328,038 $250,728,796
1971 $21,566,404 $264,578,485
1972 $25,177,138 $295,106,628
1973 $30,862,042 $345,616,106
1974 $39,120,171 $376,081,124
1975 $24,540,878 $474,618,321
1976 $22,399,467 $527,936,989
1977 $20,853,789 $625,563,171
1978 $24,369,109 $793,673,402
1979 $38,523,364 $1,001,288,847
1980 $42,463,576 $1,250,198,601
1981 $44,781,457 $1,243,509,394
1982 $47,911,340 $1,234,474,404
1983 $57,829,787 $1,165,729,707
1984 $109,503,546 $1,101,807,023
1985 $127,190,758 $1,117,797,439
1986 $141,882,254 $1,435,038,441
1987 $141,223,029 $1,751,293,461
1988 $168,514,513 $2,019,503,068
1989 $189,514,434 $2,118,655,677
1990 $215,043,970 $2,547,328,748
1991 $244,396,762 $2,750,216,747
1992 $284,875,809 $3,021,942,759
1993 $322,417,837 $2,709,193,538
1994 $356,014,932 $2,998,505,428
1995 $398,988,955 $3,709,360,097
1996 $450,382,328 $3,822,489,746
1997 $508,223,602 $3,787,070,704
1998 $540,096,398 $4,010,092,091
1999 $589,239,754 $4,111,891,845
2000 $624,337,145 $4,036,809,865
2001 $870,031,677 $4,070,867,153
2002 $897,031,250 $4,455,127,398
2003 $1,052,121,055 $5,418,315,225
2004 $1,226,829,563 $6,104,141,501
2005 $1,163,362,438 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,575,200,391 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,868,383,461 $7,908,412,374
2008 $2,271,646,188 $9,135,419,490
2009 $2,345,294,875 $8,734,745,632
2010 $2,588,176,055 $9,097,044,182
2011 $2,774,350,240 $9,789,361,705
2012 $2,886,163,997 $9,609,532,106
2013 $3,295,009,238 $10,796,782,634
2014 $3,697,353,039 $11,888,032,862
2015 $4,129,505,319 $11,340,795,033
2016 $4,409,942,624 $12,025,782,885
2017 $4,816,426,257 $14,161,366,733
2018 $5,404,344,163 $16,153,779,511
2019 $5,726,094,799 $16,337,793,531
2020 $3,712,604,583 $16,409,900,599
2021 $5,252,457,370 $19,723,563,355
2022 $6,177,118,114 $19,239,187,084
2023 $6,590,894,302 $22,210,718,401
2024 $6,975,146,349 $24,322,006,608

Maldives and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Malta
1970 $156.9 $828
1971 $169.8 $874
1972 $192.2 $976
1973 $228.7 $1,144
1974 $281.5 $1,245
1975 $171.4 $1,560
1976 $151.8 $1,727
1977 $137.3 $2,038
1978 $156.1 $2,559
1979 $240.2 $3,196
1980 $257.6 $3,948
1981 $264.1 $3,898
1982 $274.8 $3,788
1983 $323 $3,527
1984 $594 $3,333
1985 $669 $3,322
1986 $720 $4,195
1987 $692 $5,084
1988 $799 $5,814
1989 $870 $6,041
1990 $957 $7,192
1991 $1,054 $7,559
1992 $1,194 $8,220
1993 $1,317 $7,296
1994 $1,419 $8,000
1995 $1,555 $9,828
1996 $1,717 $10,062
1997 $1,898 $9,893
1998 $1,980 $10,408
1999 $2,124 $10,609
2000 $2,214 $10,348
2001 $3,034 $10,358
2002 $3,076 $11,251
2003 $3,549 $13,594
2004 $4,070 $15,212
2005 $3,797 $15,831
2006 $5,019 $16,654
2007 $5,758 $19,444
2008 $6,757 $22,315
2009 $6,734 $21,176
2010 $7,174 $21,947
2011 $7,425 $23,517
2012 $7,461 $22,878
2013 $8,236 $25,416
2014 $8,939 $27,425
2015 $9,645 $25,530
2016 $9,948 $26,459
2017 $10,510 $30,317
2018 $11,423 $33,382
2019 $11,740 $32,422
2020 $7,394 $31,834
2021 $10,176 $38,065
2022 $11,786 $36,224
2023 $12,530 $40,182
2024 $13,216 $42,347

Maldives vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Malta
1950 36.5 63.5
1951 37.1 63.9
1952 37 64.1
1953 36.9 64.3
1954 36.9 65.1
1955 37 66.3
1956 37.1 66.8
1957 37.3 67.5
1958 37.6 67.8
1959 37.9 68.4
1960 38.2 68.4
1961 38.6 68.4
1962 39.1 69.2
1963 39.6 69.2
1964 40.2 69.3
1965 40.8 69.5
1966 41.4 69.7
1967 42.1 69.8
1968 42.9 69.9
1969 43.7 70.1
1970 44.5 70.4
1971 45.5 70.1
1972 46.4 70.7
1973 47.5 71.3
1974 48.5 71.9
1975 49.6 72.1
1976 50.8 72.2
1977 51.8 72.3
1978 50.4 72.3
1979 53.9 72.5
1980 54.8 72.3
1981 55.7 72.4
1982 56.6 72.8
1983 57.5 73.1
1984 58.3 73.3
1985 59.2 73.9
1986 60 74.5
1987 60.8 75.3
1988 61.6 75.9
1989 62.4 76.2
1990 63.1 76.2
1991 63.9 76.5
1992 64.7 76.7
1993 65.4 76.8
1994 66.2 76.9
1995 67 77
1996 67.7 76.3
1997 68.5 77.3
1998 69.3 77.8
1999 70.2 77.8
2000 70.9 77.9
2001 71.7 78.9
2002 72.4 78.5
2003 73.3 78.7
2004 73 79.2
2005 74.8 79.5
2006 75.3 79.6
2007 75.7 79.7
2008 76 79.7
2009 76.4 80.4
2010 76.8 81.4
2011 77.1 80.8
2012 77.5 81.1
2013 77.8 81.8
2014 78.2 82.3
2015 78.6 82.6
2016 78.9 82.7
2017 79.2 83.1
2018 79.4 82.9
2019 79.7 82.8
2020 78.7 82.3
2021 78.1 82.3
2022 80.8 82.2
2023 81 83.3
2024 81.3 83.5
2025 81.5 83.6

Maldives and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Malta
Year Population
Maldives Malta
1960 91,189 326,550
1961 93,450 325,250
1962 95,802 323,900
1963 98,222 322,550
1964 100,662 321,250
1965 104,102 318,800
1966 108,507 315,200
1967 112,528 311,550
1968 116,075 307,900
1969 119,564 304,300
1970 123,219 302,650
1971 127,035 302,700
1972 130,968 302,450
1973 134,952 302,200
1974 138,978 301,996
1975 143,158 304,222
1976 147,525 305,774
1977 151,930 306,970
1978 156,159 310,182
1979 160,360 313,342
1980 164,835 316,645
1981 169,532 318,982
1982 174,333 325,898
1983 179,128 330,524
1984 184,198 330,593
1985 190,169 336,452
1986 196,935 342,121
1987 203,944 344,485
1988 210,885 347,325
1989 217,738 350,722
1990 224,762 354,170
1991 231,802 363,845
1992 238,543 367,618
1993 244,884 371,308
1994 250,822 374,797
1995 256,649 377,419
1996 262,347 379,905
1997 267,707 382,791
1998 272,723 385,287
1999 277,412 387,578
2000 282,019 390,087
2001 286,767 393,028
2002 291,616 395,969
2003 296,491 398,582
2004 301,413 401,268
2005 306,429 403,834
2006 313,851 405,308
2007 324,479 406,724
2008 336,170 409,379
2009 348,275 412,477
2010 360,792 414,508
2011 373,674 416,268
2012 386,818 420,028
2013 400,070 424,810
2014 413,617 433,481
2015 428,154 444,220
2016 443,308 454,505
2017 458,287 467,106
2018 473,099 483,903
2019 487,731 503,912
2020 502,118 515,490
2021 516,154 518,150
2022 524,106 531,113
2023 525,994 552,747
2024 527,799 574,346

Fertility rates in Maldives and Malta

Fertility rate
Maldives

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Malta
1960 6.71 3.62
1961 6.79 3.27
1962 6.89 3.24
1963 6.94 2.9
1964 7 2.79
1965 7.07 2.52
1966 7.15 2.33
1967 7.23 2.24
1968 7.28 2.12
1969 7.33 2.02
1970 7.39 2.03
1971 7.38 2.06
1972 7.37 2.01
1973 7.4 1.65
1974 7.38 1.64
1975 7.32 2.27
1976 7.29 2.21
1977 7.27 2.14
1978 7.23 2.05
1979 7.23 2.1
1980 7.23 1.99
1981 7.19 1.87
1982 7.15 1.9
1983 7.09 1.92
1984 7.03 1.95
1985 6.94 1.95
1986 6.85 1.93
1987 6.73 1.97
1988 6.58 2.06
1989 6.39 2.1
1990 6.13 2.02
1991 5.8 1.99
1992 5.44 2.07
1993 5.06 1.96
1994 4.69 1.84
1995 4.29 1.77
1996 3.86 1.99
1997 3.48 1.93
1998 3.17 1.84
1999 2.9 1.73
2000 2.69 1.68
2001 2.53 1.48
2002 2.42 1.45
2003 2.34 1.48
2004 2.26 1.4
2005 2.2 1.38
2006 2.2 1.36
2007 2.29 1.35
2008 2.37 1.43
2009 2.39 1.42
2010 2.35 1.36
2011 2.31 1.45
2012 2.25 1.42
2013 2.17 1.36
2014 2.09 1.38
2015 2 1.37
2016 1.9 1.37
2017 1.8 1.26
2018 1.71 1.23
2019 1.64 1.14
2020 1.61 1.13
2021 1.6 1.13
2022 1.58 1.08
2023 1.58 1.06

Maldives and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Malta
Year Median age, years
Maldives Malta
1960 20.6 23.6
1961 20.6 23.8
1962 20.6 24
1963 20.6 24.2
1964 20.5 24.4
1965 19.9 24.5
1966 18.9 24.6
1967 18.2 24.8
1968 17.8 25
1969 17.6 25.5
1970 17.4 25.9
1971 17.3 26.3
1972 17.2 26.8
1973 17.2 27.2
1974 17.2 27.6
1975 17.1 28
1976 17 28.4
1977 17 28.7
1978 17 29.2
1979 16.9 29.6
1980 16.8 30
1981 16.8 30.3
1982 16.9 30.6
1983 16.9 30.9
1984 17 31.2
1985 17 31.4
1986 16.9 31.7
1987 16.7 32
1988 16.6 32.4
1989 16.5 32.7
1990 16.4 33
1991 16.4 33.3
1992 16.4 33.7
1993 16.5 34
1994 16.7 34.3
1995 16.9 34.7
1996 17.3 35.1
1997 17.6 35.5
1998 18 35.8
1999 18.4 36.1
2000 18.9 36.4
2001 19.3 36.7
2002 19.8 37
2003 20.3 37.4
2004 20.9 37.7
2005 21.5 38.1
2006 22.1 38.4
2007 22.7 38.7
2008 23.2 39
2009 23.8 39.3
2010 24.4 39.6
2011 25.1 39.9
2012 25.8 40.2
2013 26.5 40.4
2014 27.1 40.6
2015 27.6 40.6
2016 28 40.6
2017 28.5 40.5
2018 29 40.2
2019 29.5 39.9
2020 30.1 39.9
2021 30.7 40.2
2022 31.4 40.8
2023 32.1 41.4
2024 32.9 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
96.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Malta
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Maldives Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Malta
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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