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Maldives vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 188th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Marshall Islands
Population
531152
36281
Population rank 168/197 192/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 160/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Maldives and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Maldives Marshall Islands
1970 $19,328,038 $8,408,486
1971 $21,566,404 $9,116,810
1972 $25,177,138 $9,973,652
1973 $30,862,042 $11,607,366
1974 $39,120,171 $15,217,532
1975 $24,540,878 $16,691,301
1976 $22,399,467 $18,153,647
1977 $20,853,789 $20,210,069
1978 $24,369,109 $22,209,370
1979 $38,523,364 $25,545,346
1980 $42,463,576 $26,710,653
1981 $44,781,457 $31,020,000
1982 $47,911,340 $34,918,000
1983 $57,829,787 $41,749,000
1984 $109,503,546 $45,144,000
1985 $127,190,758 $43,879,000
1986 $141,882,254 $55,989,000
1987 $141,223,029 $62,983,000
1988 $168,514,513 $70,688,000
1989 $189,514,434 $72,798,000
1990 $215,043,970 $78,476,000
1991 $244,396,762 $82,507,000
1992 $284,875,809 $91,063,000
1993 $322,417,837 $99,461,000
1994 $356,014,932 $108,071,000
1995 $398,988,955 $120,230,000
1996 $450,382,328 $110,858,000
1997 $508,223,602 $109,884,700
1998 $540,096,398 $112,070,100
1999 $589,239,754 $113,352,100
2000 $624,337,145 $114,838,500
2001 $870,031,677 $122,406,100
2002 $897,031,250 $131,960,000
2003 $1,052,121,055 $131,128,500
2004 $1,226,829,563 $132,900,000
2005 $1,163,362,438 $138,000,000
2006 $1,575,200,391 $143,200,000
2007 $1,868,383,461 $150,500,000
2008 $2,271,646,188 $146,600,000
2009 $2,345,294,875 $151,200,000
2010 $2,588,176,055 $161,100,000
2011 $2,774,350,240 $172,300,000
2012 $2,886,163,997 $180,700,000
2013 $3,295,009,238 $186,400,000
2014 $3,697,353,039 $186,000,000
2015 $4,129,505,319 $183,700,000
2016 $4,409,942,624 $201,800,000
2017 $4,816,426,257 $213,700,000
2018 $5,404,344,163 $220,000,000
2019 $5,726,094,799 $232,900,000
2020 $3,712,604,583 $241,800,000
2021 $5,252,457,370 $258,900,000
2022 $6,177,118,114 $253,400,000
2023 $6,590,894,302 $259,300,000
2024 $6,975,146,349 $280,357,844

Maldives and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Marshall Islands
1970 $156.9 $373
1971 $169.8 $390
1972 $192.2 $416
1973 $228.7 $472
1974 $281.5 $602
1975 $171.4 $638
1976 $151.8 $672
1977 $137.3 $724
1978 $156.1 $771
1979 $240.2 $859
1980 $257.6 $868
1981 $264.1 $969
1982 $274.8 $1,046
1983 $323 $1,199
1984 $594 $1,245
1985 $669 $1,162
1986 $720 $1,425
1987 $692 $1,543
1988 $799 $1,670
1989 $870 $1,670
1990 $957 $1,758
1991 $1,054 $1,811
1992 $1,194 $1,963
1993 $1,317 $2,112
1994 $1,419 $2,265
1995 $1,555 $2,491
1996 $1,717 $2,273
1997 $1,898 $2,231
1998 $1,980 $2,254
1999 $2,124 $2,258
2000 $2,214 $2,265
2001 $3,034 $2,394
2002 $3,076 $2,566
2003 $3,549 $2,539
2004 $4,070 $2,566
2005 $3,797 $2,659
2006 $5,019 $2,754
2007 $5,758 $2,892
2008 $6,757 $2,818
2009 $6,734 $2,907
2010 $7,174 $3,095
2011 $7,425 $3,319
2012 $7,461 $3,514
2013 $8,236 $3,678
2014 $8,939 $3,735
2015 $9,645 $3,764
2016 $9,948 $4,230
2017 $10,510 $4,593
2018 $11,423 $4,858
2019 $11,740 $5,292
2020 $7,394 $5,662
2021 $10,176 $6,259
2022 $11,786 $6,323
2023 $12,530 $6,678
2024 $13,216 $7,467

Maldives vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Marshall Islands
1950 36.5 52.6
1951 37.1 52.7
1952 37 52.7
1953 36.9 52.8
1954 36.9 52.9
1955 37 53
1956 37.1 53.2
1957 37.3 53.4
1958 37.6 53.6
1959 37.9 54
1960 38.2 54.4
1961 38.6 54.7
1962 39.1 55.2
1963 39.6 55.7
1964 40.2 56.3
1965 40.8 56.8
1966 41.4 57.3
1967 42.1 57.8
1968 42.9 58.2
1969 43.7 58.5
1970 44.5 58.8
1971 45.5 59.1
1972 46.4 59.5
1973 47.5 59.8
1974 48.5 60.1
1975 49.6 60.3
1976 50.8 60.4
1977 51.8 60.6
1978 50.4 60.7
1979 53.9 60.8
1980 54.8 61
1981 55.7 61.1
1982 56.6 61.3
1983 57.5 61.5
1984 58.3 61.6
1985 59.2 61.7
1986 60 61.8
1987 60.8 61.8
1988 61.6 61.8
1989 62.4 61.7
1990 63.1 61.8
1991 63.9 61.8
1992 64.7 61.9
1993 65.4 62.1
1994 66.2 62.3
1995 67 62.5
1996 67.7 62.8
1997 68.5 63
1998 69.3 63.2
1999 70.2 63.4
2000 70.9 63.3
2001 71.7 63.7
2002 72.4 63.8
2003 73.3 64
2004 73 64
2005 74.8 64.1
2006 75.3 64.2
2007 75.7 64.3
2008 76 64.3
2009 76.4 64.4
2010 76.8 64.5
2011 77.1 64.6
2012 77.5 64.8
2013 77.8 65
2014 78.2 65.1
2015 78.6 65.3
2016 78.9 65.5
2017 79.2 65.7
2018 79.4 65.9
2019 79.7 66
2020 78.7 65.4
2021 78.1 65.4
2022 80.8 66.7
2023 81 66.9
2024 81.3 67.1
2025 81.5 67.2

Maldives and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Maldives Marshall Islands
1960 91,189 14,703
1961 93,450 15,219
1962 95,802 15,755
1963 98,222 16,302
1964 100,662 16,852
1965 104,102 17,402
1966 108,507 17,927
1967 112,528 18,655
1968 116,075 19,862
1969 119,564 21,305
1970 123,219 22,530
1971 127,035 23,366
1972 130,968 23,992
1973 134,952 24,581
1974 138,978 25,296
1975 143,158 26,154
1976 147,525 27,021
1977 151,930 27,906
1978 156,159 28,809
1979 160,360 29,738
1980 164,835 30,774
1981 169,532 32,017
1982 174,333 33,397
1983 179,128 34,811
1984 184,198 36,264
1985 190,169 37,761
1986 196,935 39,286
1987 203,944 40,828
1988 210,885 42,321
1989 217,738 43,586
1990 224,762 44,629
1991 231,802 45,568
1992 238,543 46,388
1993 244,884 47,093
1994 250,822 47,712
1995 256,649 48,266
1996 262,347 48,775
1997 267,707 49,259
1998 272,723 49,717
1999 277,412 50,202
2000 282,019 50,706
2001 286,767 51,123
2002 291,616 51,425
2003 296,491 51,639
2004 301,413 51,791
2005 306,429 51,906
2006 313,851 51,992
2007 324,479 52,035
2008 336,170 52,030
2009 348,275 52,019
2010 360,792 52,044
2011 373,674 51,907
2012 386,818 51,419
2013 400,070 50,681
2014 413,617 49,796
2015 428,154 48,800
2016 443,308 47,709
2017 458,287 46,529
2018 473,099 45,285
2019 487,731 44,007
2020 502,118 42,706
2021 516,154 41,367
2022 524,106 40,077
2023 525,994 38,827
2024 527,799 37,548

Fertility rates in Maldives and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Marshall Islands
1960 6.71 8.08
1961 6.79 8.12
1962 6.89 8.12
1963 6.94 8.12
1964 7 8.14
1965 7.07 8.16
1966 7.15 8.2
1967 7.23 8.17
1968 7.28 8.14
1969 7.33 8.11
1970 7.39 8.07
1971 7.38 8.04
1972 7.37 8
1973 7.4 7.95
1974 7.38 7.9
1975 7.32 7.83
1976 7.29 7.76
1977 7.27 7.67
1978 7.23 7.58
1979 7.23 7.47
1980 7.23 7.37
1981 7.19 7.27
1982 7.15 7.18
1983 7.09 7.08
1984 7.03 6.99
1985 6.94 6.87
1986 6.85 6.73
1987 6.73 6.57
1988 6.58 6.38
1989 6.39 6.18
1990 6.13 5.97
1991 5.8 5.76
1992 5.44 5.55
1993 5.06 5.38
1994 4.69 5.23
1995 4.29 5.09
1996 3.86 5.02
1997 3.48 4.96
1998 3.17 4.87
1999 2.9 4.78
2000 2.69 4.7
2001 2.53 4.58
2002 2.42 4.49
2003 2.34 4.42
2004 2.26 4.34
2005 2.2 4.28
2006 2.2 4.2
2007 2.29 4.09
2008 2.37 3.97
2009 2.39 3.83
2010 2.35 3.67
2011 2.31 3.53
2012 2.25 3.38
2013 2.17 3.25
2014 2.09 3.18
2015 2 3.13
2016 1.9 3.09
2017 1.8 3.06
2018 1.71 3.04
2019 1.64 3.01
2020 1.61 2.99
2021 1.6 2.96
2022 1.58 2.94
2023 1.58 2.92

Maldives and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Maldives Marshall Islands
1960 20.6 17.4
1961 20.6 17
1962 20.6 16.7
1963 20.6 16.4
1964 20.5 16.3
1965 19.9 16.3
1966 18.9 16.4
1967 18.2 16.6
1968 17.8 16.9
1969 17.6 17.2
1970 17.4 17.4
1971 17.3 17.1
1972 17.2 16.6
1973 17.2 16.2
1974 17.2 16
1975 17.1 15.9
1976 17 15.7
1977 17 15.5
1978 17 15.3
1979 16.9 15.1
1980 16.8 15
1981 16.8 14.9
1982 16.9 14.9
1983 16.9 14.9
1984 17 14.8
1985 17 14.8
1986 16.9 14.7
1987 16.7 14.7
1988 16.6 14.7
1989 16.5 14.8
1990 16.4 14.9
1991 16.4 15.2
1992 16.4 15.4
1993 16.5 15.8
1994 16.7 16.1
1995 16.9 16.5
1996 17.3 16.9
1997 17.6 17.2
1998 18 17.6
1999 18.4 17.9
2000 18.9 18.2
2001 19.3 18.5
2002 19.8 18.8
2003 20.3 19.1
2004 20.9 19.4
2005 21.5 19.7
2006 22.1 19.9
2007 22.7 20.2
2008 23.2 20.4
2009 23.8 20.5
2010 24.4 20.6
2011 25.1 20.6
2012 25.8 20.8
2013 26.5 21
2014 27.1 21.3
2015 27.6 21.6
2016 28 21.9
2017 28.5 22.2
2018 29 22.4
2019 29.5 22.6
2020 30.1 22.6
2021 30.7 22.5
2022 31.4 22.2
2023 32.1 21.9
2024 32.9 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
7.7%
2022
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
12.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
101
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
95.8%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Maldives Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Maldives Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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