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Maldives vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 188th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Mexico
Population
531152
132790957
Population rank 168/197 11/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 160/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Maldives and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Mexico
Year GDP
Maldives Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 $19,328,038 $35,520,000,000
1971 $21,566,404 $39,200,000,000
1972 $25,177,138 $45,200,000,000
1973 $30,862,042 $55,280,000,000
1974 $39,120,171 $72,000,000,000
1975 $24,540,878 $88,000,000,000
1976 $22,399,467 $88,875,923,765
1977 $20,853,789 $81,912,018,784
1978 $24,369,109 $102,648,570,299
1979 $38,523,364 $134,531,900,899
1980 $42,463,576 $205,577,055,466
1981 $44,781,457 $263,797,827,860
1982 $47,911,340 $184,602,611,610
1983 $57,829,787 $156,167,000,433
1984 $109,503,546 $184,230,754,105
1985 $127,190,758 $195,241,069,482
1986 $141,882,254 $134,556,034,673
1987 $141,223,029 $147,542,558,209
1988 $168,514,513 $181,611,150,497
1989 $189,514,434 $221,403,098,267
1990 $215,043,970 $261,253,675,693
1991 $244,396,762 $313,139,656,146
1992 $284,875,809 $363,157,832,924
1993 $322,417,837 $530,160,763,663
1994 $356,014,932 $553,618,247,901
1995 $398,988,955 $380,157,469,867
1996 $450,382,328 $432,157,945,024
1997 $508,223,602 $523,449,530,464
1998 $540,096,398 $557,461,102,631
1999 $589,239,754 $631,249,359,702
2000 $624,337,145 $742,061,329,749
2001 $870,031,677 $796,064,590,549
2002 $897,031,250 $810,666,116,402
2003 $1,052,121,055 $765,549,967,889
2004 $1,226,829,563 $819,459,227,375
2005 $1,163,362,438 $917,571,853,529
2006 $1,575,200,391 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $1,868,383,461 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $2,271,646,188 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $2,345,294,875 $943,437,415,025
2010 $2,588,176,055 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $2,774,350,240 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $2,886,163,997 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $3,295,009,238 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $3,697,353,039 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $4,129,505,319 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $4,409,942,624 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $4,816,426,257 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $5,404,344,163 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $5,726,094,799 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $3,712,604,583 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $5,252,457,370 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $6,177,118,114 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $6,590,894,302 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $6,975,146,349 $1,852,722,885,258

Maldives and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 $156.9 $699
1971 $169.8 $748
1972 $192.2 $837
1973 $228.7 $993
1974 $281.5 $1,256
1975 $171.4 $1,492
1976 $151.8 $1,465
1977 $137.3 $1,315
1978 $156.1 $1,604
1979 $240.2 $2,049
1980 $257.6 $3,055
1981 $264.1 $3,829
1982 $274.8 $2,621
1983 $323 $2,170
1984 $594 $2,506
1985 $669 $2,602
1986 $720 $1,757
1987 $692 $1,888
1988 $799 $2,279
1989 $870 $2,725
1990 $957 $3,154
1991 $1,054 $3,709
1992 $1,194 $4,221
1993 $1,317 $6,048
1994 $1,419 $6,202
1995 $1,555 $4,184
1996 $1,717 $4,674
1997 $1,898 $5,567
1998 $1,980 $5,833
1999 $2,124 $6,500
2000 $2,214 $7,524
2001 $3,034 $7,953
2002 $3,076 $7,983
2003 $3,549 $7,434
2004 $4,070 $7,850
2005 $3,797 $8,672
2006 $5,019 $9,513
2007 $5,758 $10,134
2008 $6,757 $10,524
2009 $6,734 $8,424
2010 $7,174 $9,729
2011 $7,425 $10,664
2012 $7,461 $10,744
2013 $8,236 $11,217
2014 $8,939 $11,391
2015 $9,645 $10,021
2016 $9,948 $9,098
2017 $10,510 $9,649
2018 $11,423 $10,085
2019 $11,740 $10,370
2020 $7,394 $8,841
2021 $10,176 $10,314
2022 $11,786 $11,402
2023 $12,530 $13,826
2024 $13,216 $14,158

Maldives vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Mexico
1950 36.5 43.8
1951 37.1 44.8
1952 37 45.7
1953 36.9 47
1954 36.9 48.3
1955 37 49.6
1956 37.1 50.4
1957 37.3 51.1
1958 37.6 51.8
1959 37.9 52.7
1960 38.2 53.6
1961 38.6 54.4
1962 39.1 55.1
1963 39.6 55.5
1964 40.2 55.9
1965 40.8 56.7
1966 41.4 57.4
1967 42.1 58
1968 42.9 58.2
1969 43.7 58.4
1970 44.5 58.9
1971 45.5 59.4
1972 46.4 60.1
1973 47.5 60.5
1974 48.5 61.2
1975 49.6 61.9
1976 50.8 62.5
1977 51.8 63
1978 50.4 63.4
1979 53.9 63.9
1980 54.8 64.3
1981 55.7 64.7
1982 56.6 65.3
1983 57.5 65.8
1984 58.3 66.2
1985 59.2 66.8
1986 60 67.4
1987 60.8 67.9
1988 61.6 68.3
1989 62.4 68.6
1990 63.1 69
1991 63.9 69.4
1992 64.7 69.7
1993 65.4 70
1994 66.2 70.3
1995 67 70.7
1996 67.7 71.1
1997 68.5 71.5
1998 69.3 71.8
1999 70.2 72.2
2000 70.9 72.6
2001 71.7 72.9
2002 72.4 73.1
2003 73.3 73.3
2004 73 73.4
2005 74.8 73.6
2006 75.3 73.7
2007 75.7 73.8
2008 76 73.7
2009 76.4 73.6
2010 76.8 73.7
2011 77.1 73.9
2012 77.5 74.1
2013 77.8 74.3
2014 78.2 74.4
2015 78.6 74.4
2016 78.9 74.4
2017 79.2 74.3
2018 79.4 74.3
2019 79.7 74.5
2020 78.7 70.4
2021 78.1 69.7
2022 80.8 74
2023 81 75.1
2024 81.3 75.3
2025 81.5 75.4

Maldives and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Mexico
Year Population
Maldives Mexico
1960 91,189 36,724,615
1961 93,450 37,890,118
1962 95,802 39,129,200
1963 98,222 40,424,065
1964 100,662 41,772,049
1965 104,102 43,174,477
1966 108,507 44,629,106
1967 112,528 46,129,608
1968 116,075 47,668,303
1969 119,564 49,233,194
1970 123,219 50,814,953
1971 127,035 52,412,558
1972 130,968 54,030,168
1973 134,952 55,667,284
1974 138,978 57,320,149
1975 143,158 58,982,400
1976 147,525 60,645,512
1977 151,930 62,308,493
1978 156,159 63,979,046
1979 160,360 65,648,865
1980 164,835 67,300,334
1981 169,532 68,892,108
1982 174,333 70,433,260
1983 179,128 71,971,240
1984 184,198 73,506,846
1985 190,169 75,043,414
1986 196,935 76,585,637
1987 203,944 78,136,651
1988 210,885 79,695,531
1989 217,738 81,247,182
1990 224,762 82,820,170
1991 231,802 84,430,572
1992 238,543 86,044,809
1993 244,884 87,653,807
1994 250,822 89,259,205
1995 256,649 90,862,455
1996 262,347 92,452,702
1997 267,707 94,021,207
1998 272,723 95,575,245
1999 277,412 97,115,707
2000 282,019 98,625,552
2001 286,767 100,099,099
2002 291,616 101,548,624
2003 296,491 102,978,515
2004 301,413 104,394,131
2005 306,429 105,811,504
2006 313,851 107,253,666
2007 324,479 108,774,360
2008 336,170 110,374,288
2009 348,275 111,999,721
2010 360,792 113,623,895
2011 373,674 115,243,504
2012 386,818 116,818,208
2013 400,070 118,343,573
2014 413,617 119,784,261
2015 428,154 121,072,306
2016 443,308 122,251,351
2017 458,287 123,400,057
2018 473,099 124,573,711
2019 487,731 125,762,982
2020 502,118 126,799,054
2021 516,154 127,648,148
2022 524,106 128,613,117
2023 525,994 129,739,759
2024 527,799 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Maldives and Mexico

Fertility rate
Maldives

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Mexico
1960 6.71 6.76
1961 6.79 6.78
1962 6.89 6.8
1963 6.94 6.82
1964 7 6.83
1965 7.07 6.82
1966 7.15 6.79
1967 7.23 6.75
1968 7.28 6.71
1969 7.33 6.63
1970 7.39 6.53
1971 7.38 6.42
1972 7.37 6.28
1973 7.4 6.12
1974 7.38 5.95
1975 7.32 5.74
1976 7.29 5.54
1977 7.27 5.36
1978 7.23 5.2
1979 7.23 4.96
1980 7.23 4.74
1981 7.19 4.57
1982 7.15 4.43
1983 7.09 4.3
1984 7.03 4.18
1985 6.94 4.09
1986 6.85 3.97
1987 6.73 3.8
1988 6.58 3.64
1989 6.39 3.53
1990 6.13 3.44
1991 5.8 3.36
1992 5.44 3.29
1993 5.06 3.21
1994 4.69 3.13
1995 4.29 3.04
1996 3.86 2.96
1997 3.48 2.89
1998 3.17 2.82
1999 2.9 2.76
2000 2.69 2.71
2001 2.53 2.67
2002 2.42 2.63
2003 2.34 2.58
2004 2.26 2.54
2005 2.2 2.5
2006 2.2 2.46
2007 2.29 2.42
2008 2.37 2.39
2009 2.39 2.36
2010 2.35 2.34
2011 2.31 2.32
2012 2.25 2.29
2013 2.17 2.27
2014 2.09 2.21
2015 2 2.14
2016 1.9 2.09
2017 1.8 2.04
2018 1.71 2.03
2019 1.64 2.02
2020 1.61 1.99
2021 1.6 1.97
2022 1.58 1.94
2023 1.58 1.91

Maldives and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Maldives Mexico
1960 20.6 16.6
1961 20.6 16.5
1962 20.6 16.4
1963 20.6 16.3
1964 20.5 16.3
1965 19.9 16.2
1966 18.9 16.2
1967 18.2 16.1
1968 17.8 16.1
1969 17.6 16.1
1970 17.4 16.1
1971 17.3 16
1972 17.2 16
1973 17.2 16.1
1974 17.2 16.1
1975 17.1 16.2
1976 17 16.2
1977 17 16.4
1978 17 16.5
1979 16.9 16.6
1980 16.8 16.8
1981 16.8 17.1
1982 16.9 17.4
1983 16.9 17.7
1984 17 18
1985 17 18.3
1986 16.9 18.6
1987 16.7 18.9
1988 16.6 19.2
1989 16.5 19.4
1990 16.4 19.7
1991 16.4 20
1992 16.4 20.4
1993 16.5 20.7
1994 16.7 21
1995 16.9 21.4
1996 17.3 21.7
1997 17.6 22
1998 18 22.2
1999 18.4 22.5
2000 18.9 22.8
2001 19.3 23.1
2002 19.8 23.5
2003 20.3 23.8
2004 20.9 24.1
2005 21.5 24.4
2006 22.1 24.7
2007 22.7 25
2008 23.2 25.3
2009 23.8 25.6
2010 24.4 25.8
2011 25.1 26.1
2012 25.8 26.4
2013 26.5 26.7
2014 27.1 27
2015 27.6 27.3
2016 28 27.6
2017 28.5 28
2018 29 28.3
2019 29.5 28.6
2020 30.1 29
2021 30.7 29.2
2022 31.4 29.5
2023 32.1 29.9
2024 32.9 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
53%
2024

Energy

Maldives Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Maldives Mexico
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
95.8%
2024
English speaking
70%
2025
13%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
81.2%
2023

Health

Maldives Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Mexico
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
519,841 mi
2023

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