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Maldives vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 188th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Mauritius
Population
531152
1256649
Population rank 168/197 157/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Maldives and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Mauritius
Year GDP
Maldives Mauritius
1960 - $162,089,564
1961 - $191,757,729
1962 - $197,738,208
1963 - $253,839,558
1964 - $218,914,569
1965 - $230,024,161
1966 - $227,534,083
1967 - $238,439,291
1968 - $206,576,631
1969 - $221,553,613
1970 $19,328,038 $224,125,805
1971 $21,566,404 $251,437,338
1972 $25,177,138 $318,664,900
1973 $30,862,042 $404,285,775
1974 $39,120,171 $669,894,030
1975 $24,540,878 $673,311,287
1976 $22,399,467 $713,510,052
1977 $20,853,789 $834,722,972
1978 $24,369,109 $1,029,040,323
1979 $38,523,364 $1,227,446,632
1980 $42,463,576 $1,147,027,924
1981 $44,781,457 $1,157,769,444
1982 $47,911,340 $1,092,923,636
1983 $57,829,787 $1,104,956,573
1984 $109,503,546 $1,054,564,759
1985 $127,190,758 $1,090,611,325
1986 $141,882,254 $1,482,601,552
1987 $141,223,029 $1,906,174,438
1988 $168,514,513 $2,163,252,449
1989 $189,514,434 $2,211,312,823
1990 $215,043,970 $2,689,212,760
1991 $244,396,762 $2,895,354,736
1992 $284,875,809 $3,267,677,814
1993 $322,417,837 $3,307,302,126
1994 $356,014,932 $3,606,050,873
1995 $398,988,955 $4,094,741,652
1996 $450,382,328 $4,481,489,762
1997 $508,223,602 $4,243,755,308
1998 $540,096,398 $4,225,813,976
1999 $589,239,754 $4,402,193,195
2000 $624,337,145 $4,726,108,622
2001 $870,031,677 $4,675,755,867
2002 $897,031,250 $4,906,494,249
2003 $1,052,121,055 $5,894,873,920
2004 $1,226,829,563 $6,667,418,752
2005 $1,163,362,438 $6,576,108,447
2006 $1,575,200,391 $7,028,810,681
2007 $1,868,383,461 $8,150,150,209
2008 $2,271,646,188 $9,990,356,674
2009 $2,345,294,875 $9,128,843,109
2010 $2,588,176,055 $10,003,670,690
2011 $2,774,350,240 $11,518,413,430
2012 $2,886,163,997 $11,668,696,397
2013 $3,295,009,238 $12,292,974,141
2014 $3,697,353,039 $13,074,129,952
2015 $4,129,505,319 $12,007,291,046
2016 $4,409,942,624 $12,594,155,464
2017 $4,816,426,257 $13,713,506,131
2018 $5,404,344,163 $14,735,695,931
2019 $5,726,094,799 $14,436,346,980
2020 $3,712,604,583 $11,408,106,446
2021 $5,252,457,370 $11,484,348,858
2022 $6,177,118,114 $12,907,767,790
2023 $6,590,894,302 $14,101,195,733
2024 $6,975,146,349 $14,952,555,415

Maldives and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Mauritius
1960 - $238.3
1961 - $281.7
1962 - $282.3
1963 - $353
1964 - $297.3
1965 - $305
1966 - $296
1967 - $304
1968 - $258.7
1969 - $272.7
1970 $156.9 $271.3
1971 $169.8 $299.6
1972 $192.2 $374
1973 $228.7 $467
1974 $281.5 $763
1975 $171.4 $755
1976 $151.8 $787
1977 $137.3 $906
1978 $156.1 $1,102
1979 $240.2 $1,292
1980 $257.6 $1,187
1981 $264.1 $1,181
1982 $274.8 $1,101
1983 $323 $1,103
1984 $594 $1,042
1985 $669 $1,069
1986 $720 $1,442
1987 $692 $1,840
1988 $799 $2,074
1989 $870 $2,103
1990 $957 $2,540
1991 $1,054 $2,705
1992 $1,194 $3,013
1993 $1,317 $3,014
1994 $1,419 $3,240
1995 $1,555 $3,648
1996 $1,717 $3,952
1997 $1,898 $3,696
1998 $1,980 $3,642
1999 $2,124 $3,746
2000 $2,214 $3,982
2001 $3,034 $3,909
2002 $3,076 $4,073
2003 $3,549 $4,858
2004 $4,070 $5,461
2005 $3,797 $5,354
2006 $5,019 $5,696
2007 $5,758 $6,575
2008 $6,757 $8,030
2009 $6,734 $7,318
2010 $7,174 $8,000
2011 $7,425 $9,197
2012 $7,461 $9,291
2013 $8,236 $9,765
2014 $8,939 $10,366
2015 $9,645 $9,508
2016 $9,948 $9,966
2017 $10,510 $10,842
2018 $11,423 $11,643
2019 $11,740 $11,403
2020 $7,394 $9,011
2021 $10,176 $9,069
2022 $11,786 $10,224
2023 $12,530 $11,182
2024 $13,216 $11,872

Maldives vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Mauritius
1950 36.5 51.9
1951 37.1 52.5
1952 37 52.1
1953 36.9 51.5
1954 36.9 52.2
1955 37 53.8
1956 37.1 55.1
1957 37.3 55.7
1958 37.6 56.4
1959 37.9 57.4
1960 38.2 58.4
1961 38.6 59.5
1962 39.1 60.5
1963 39.6 61.1
1964 40.2 61.5
1965 40.8 62.1
1966 41.4 62.1
1967 42.1 61.7
1968 42.9 62.1
1969 43.7 62.7
1970 44.5 63.7
1971 45.5 63.8
1972 46.4 63.8
1973 47.5 64.3
1974 48.5 64.2
1975 49.6 64.4
1976 50.8 64
1977 51.8 64.8
1978 50.4 65.3
1979 53.9 66
1980 54.8 66.5
1981 55.7 67.2
1982 56.6 67.9
1983 57.5 68.4
1984 58.3 68.6
1985 59.2 68.7
1986 60 68.9
1987 60.8 69.2
1988 61.6 69.4
1989 62.4 69.5
1990 63.1 69.8
1991 63.9 70.1
1992 64.7 70.2
1993 65.4 70.4
1994 66.2 70.4
1995 67 70.6
1996 67.7 70.5
1997 68.5 70.7
1998 69.3 70.9
1999 70.2 71.4
2000 70.9 71.8
2001 71.7 72
2002 72.4 72.1
2003 73.3 72.3
2004 73 72.5
2005 74.8 72.6
2006 75.3 72.8
2007 75.7 72.9
2008 76 73.1
2009 76.4 73.3
2010 76.8 73.6
2011 77.1 74.1
2012 77.5 74.3
2013 77.8 74.4
2014 78.2 74.6
2015 78.6 74.7
2016 78.9 74.9
2017 79.2 75
2018 79.4 74.5
2019 79.7 74.2
2020 78.7 74.7
2021 78.1 72.9
2022 80.8 73.5
2023 81 74.9
2024 81.3 75.1
2025 81.5 75.3

Maldives and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Mauritius
Year Population
Maldives Mauritius
1960 91,189 680,331
1961 93,450 680,757
1962 95,802 700,349
1963 98,222 718,861
1964 100,662 736,381
1965 104,102 753,000
1966 108,507 768,813
1967 112,528 783,917
1968 116,075 798,413
1969 119,564 812,405
1970 123,219 826,000
1971 127,035 839,230
1972 130,968 852,053
1973 134,952 864,819
1974 138,978 878,042
1975 143,158 892,000
1976 147,525 906,507
1977 151,930 921,379
1978 156,159 933,499
1979 160,360 949,888
1980 164,835 966,039
1981 169,532 980,462
1982 174,333 992,521
1983 179,128 1,001,691
1984 184,198 1,012,221
1985 190,169 1,020,528
1986 196,935 1,028,360
1987 203,944 1,036,082
1988 210,885 1,043,239
1989 217,738 1,051,260
1990 224,762 1,058,775
1991 231,802 1,070,266
1992 238,543 1,084,441
1993 244,884 1,097,374
1994 250,822 1,112,846
1995 256,649 1,122,457
1996 262,347 1,133,996
1997 267,707 1,148,284
1998 272,723 1,160,421
1999 277,412 1,175,267
2000 282,019 1,186,873
2001 286,767 1,196,287
2002 291,616 1,204,621
2003 296,491 1,213,370
2004 301,413 1,221,003
2005 306,429 1,228,254
2006 313,851 1,233,996
2007 324,479 1,239,630
2008 336,170 1,244,121
2009 348,275 1,247,429
2010 360,792 1,250,400
2011 373,674 1,252,404
2012 386,818 1,255,882
2013 400,070 1,258,927
2014 413,617 1,261,208
2015 428,154 1,262,879
2016 443,308 1,263,747
2017 458,287 1,264,887
2018 473,099 1,265,577
2019 487,731 1,265,985
2020 502,118 1,266,014
2021 516,154 1,266,334
2022 524,106 1,262,523
2023 525,994 1,261,041
2024 527,799 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Maldives and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Maldives

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Mauritius
1960 6.71 5.9
1961 6.79 5.98
1962 6.89 5.88
1963 6.94 6.18
1964 7 5.96
1965 7.07 5.51
1966 7.15 5.46
1967 7.23 4.63
1968 7.28 4.6
1969 7.33 3.97
1970 7.39 3.82
1971 7.38 3.51
1972 7.37 3.41
1973 7.4 3.07
1974 7.38 3.45
1975 7.32 3.2
1976 7.29 3.13
1977 7.27 3.07
1978 7.23 3.01
1979 7.23 2.91
1980 7.23 2.8
1981 7.19 2.67
1982 7.15 2.53
1983 7.09 2.4
1984 7.03 2.16
1985 6.94 2.02
1986 6.85 1.99
1987 6.73 2.05
1988 6.58 2.14
1989 6.39 2.23
1990 6.13 2.32
1991 5.8 2.3
1992 5.44 2.37
1993 5.06 2.21
1994 4.69 2.25
1995 4.29 2.14
1996 3.86 2.12
1997 3.48 2.04
1998 3.17 1.97
1999 2.9 2.05
2000 2.69 1.99
2001 2.53 1.91
2002 2.42 1.94
2003 2.34 1.87
2004 2.26 1.92
2005 2.2 1.88
2006 2.2 1.77
2007 2.29 1.74
2008 2.37 1.67
2009 2.39 1.59
2010 2.35 1.57
2011 2.31 1.55
2012 2.25 1.54
2013 2.17 1.44
2014 2.09 1.43
2015 2 1.36
2016 1.9 1.4
2017 1.8 1.44
2018 1.71 1.41
2019 1.64 1.4
2020 1.61 1.44
2021 1.6 1.41
2022 1.58 1.32
2023 1.58 1.39

Maldives and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Maldives Mauritius
1960 20.6 17.4
1961 20.6 17.5
1962 20.6 17.6
1963 20.6 17.6
1964 20.5 17.6
1965 19.9 17.7
1966 18.9 17.8
1967 18.2 17.9
1968 17.8 18.1
1969 17.6 18.3
1970 17.4 18.5
1971 17.3 18.8
1972 17.2 19.1
1973 17.2 19.5
1974 17.2 19.8
1975 17.1 20.2
1976 17 20.6
1977 17 21
1978 17 21.3
1979 16.9 21.6
1980 16.8 21.9
1981 16.8 22.1
1982 16.9 22.4
1983 16.9 22.8
1984 17 23.2
1985 17 23.5
1986 16.9 23.9
1987 16.7 24.3
1988 16.6 24.7
1989 16.5 25.2
1990 16.4 25.6
1991 16.4 26
1992 16.4 26.3
1993 16.5 26.6
1994 16.7 26.9
1995 16.9 27.3
1996 17.3 27.6
1997 17.6 28
1998 18 28.4
1999 18.4 28.7
2000 18.9 29
2001 19.3 29.4
2002 19.8 29.7
2003 20.3 30
2004 20.9 30.3
2005 21.5 30.7
2006 22.1 31.1
2007 22.7 31.6
2008 23.2 32
2009 23.8 32.5
2010 24.4 32.9
2011 25.1 33.4
2012 25.8 33.8
2013 26.5 34.2
2014 27.1 34.6
2015 27.6 35
2016 28 35.4
2017 28.5 35.8
2018 29 36.2
2019 29.5 36.5
2020 30.1 36.8
2021 30.7 37.1
2022 31.4 37.5
2023 32.1 38
2024 32.9 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
89.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.48%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Mauritius
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
94.3%
2023
English speaking
70%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Maldives Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Mauritius
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
1,509 mi
2015

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