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Maldives vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 188th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Namibia
Population
531152
3141364
Population rank 168/197 134/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Maldives and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Namibia
Year GDP
Maldives Namibia
1970 $19,328,038 -
1971 $21,566,404 -
1972 $25,177,138 -
1973 $30,862,042 -
1974 $39,120,171 -
1975 $24,540,878 -
1976 $22,399,467 -
1977 $20,853,789 -
1978 $24,369,109 -
1979 $38,523,364 -
1980 $42,463,576 $2,421,990,338
1981 $44,781,457 $2,249,908,578
1982 $47,911,340 $2,118,710,248
1983 $57,829,787 $2,297,400,688
1984 $109,503,546 $1,951,260,038
1985 $127,190,758 $1,608,237,350
1986 $141,882,254 $1,809,048,527
1987 $141,223,029 $2,300,068,217
1988 $168,514,513 $2,495,094,746
1989 $189,514,434 $2,535,135,798
1990 $215,043,970 $2,789,921,854
1991 $244,396,762 $2,996,869,281
1992 $284,875,809 $3,429,521,699
1993 $322,417,837 $3,251,188,833
1994 $356,014,932 $3,666,503,530
1995 $398,988,955 $3,978,514,206
1996 $450,382,328 $3,989,163,197
1997 $508,223,602 $4,154,989,950
1998 $540,096,398 $3,873,109,866
1999 $589,239,754 $3,868,551,730
2000 $624,337,145 $3,922,232,165
2001 $870,031,677 $3,557,341,215
2002 $897,031,250 $3,349,169,826
2003 $1,052,121,055 $4,926,439,384
2004 $1,226,829,563 $6,609,205,995
2005 $1,163,362,438 $7,248,374,838
2006 $1,575,200,391 $8,001,779,551
2007 $1,868,383,461 $8,839,536,476
2008 $2,271,646,188 $8,607,431,497
2009 $2,345,294,875 $8,938,847,189
2010 $2,588,176,055 $11,431,412,421
2011 $2,774,350,240 $12,523,359,441
2012 $2,886,163,997 $13,042,053,592
2013 $3,295,009,238 $12,043,307,277
2014 $3,697,353,039 $12,435,430,970
2015 $4,129,505,319 $11,335,161,084
2016 $4,409,942,624 $10,722,018,732
2017 $4,816,426,257 $12,895,153,371
2018 $5,404,344,163 $13,682,019,076
2019 $5,726,094,799 $12,541,928,303
2020 $3,712,604,583 $10,583,748,542
2021 $5,252,457,370 $12,402,486,184
2022 $6,177,118,114 $12,569,449,123
2023 $6,590,894,302 $12,408,271,448
2024 $6,975,146,349 $13,372,354,269

Maldives and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Namibia
1970 $156.9 -
1971 $169.8 -
1972 $192.2 -
1973 $228.7 -
1974 $281.5 -
1975 $171.4 -
1976 $151.8 -
1977 $137.3 -
1978 $156.1 -
1979 $240.2 -
1980 $257.6 $2,468
1981 $264.1 $2,267
1982 $274.8 $2,097
1983 $323 $2,214
1984 $594 $1,830
1985 $669 $1,466
1986 $720 $1,599
1987 $692 $1,969
1988 $799 $2,063
1989 $870 $1,967
1990 $957 $2,037
1991 $1,054 $2,117
1992 $1,194 $2,347
1993 $1,317 $2,155
1994 $1,419 $2,356
1995 $1,555 $2,483
1996 $1,717 $2,423
1997 $1,898 $2,460
1998 $1,980 $2,235
1999 $2,124 $2,178
2000 $2,214 $2,157
2001 $3,034 $1,916
2002 $3,076 $1,772
2003 $3,549 $2,569
2004 $4,070 $3,403
2005 $3,797 $3,686
2006 $5,019 $4,017
2007 $5,758 $4,379
2008 $6,757 $4,205
2009 $6,734 $4,303
2010 $7,174 $5,418
2011 $7,425 $5,835
2012 $7,461 $5,943
2013 $8,236 $5,347
2014 $8,939 $5,378
2015 $9,645 $4,774
2016 $9,948 $4,396
2017 $10,510 $5,144
2018 $11,423 $5,309
2019 $11,740 $4,732
2020 $7,394 $3,879
2021 $10,176 $4,413
2022 $11,786 $4,350
2023 $12,530 $4,188
2024 $13,216 $4,413

Maldives vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Namibia
1950 36.5 41.9
1951 37.1 42.5
1952 37 43.1
1953 36.9 43.8
1954 36.9 44.4
1955 37 45
1956 37.1 45.7
1957 37.3 46.4
1958 37.6 47.1
1959 37.9 47.8
1960 38.2 48.5
1961 38.6 49.2
1962 39.1 50
1963 39.6 50.6
1964 40.2 51.3
1965 40.8 52
1966 41.4 52.3
1967 42.1 52.9
1968 42.9 53.6
1969 43.7 54.1
1970 44.5 54.7
1971 45.5 55.3
1972 46.4 55.8
1973 47.5 56.4
1974 48.5 56.9
1975 49.6 57.6
1976 50.8 58
1977 51.8 58.6
1978 50.4 59.1
1979 53.9 59.5
1980 54.8 56.6
1981 55.7 56.9
1982 56.6 57.3
1983 57.5 57.6
1984 58.3 58.1
1985 59.2 58.5
1986 60 58.7
1987 60.8 59.1
1988 61.6 59
1989 62.4 60.8
1990 63.1 61.4
1991 63.9 60.8
1992 64.7 60.2
1993 65.4 59.3
1994 66.2 58.4
1995 67 57.5
1996 67.7 56.6
1997 68.5 55.8
1998 69.3 54.8
1999 70.2 54
2000 70.9 52.9
2001 71.7 52
2002 72.4 52
2003 73.3 51.9
2004 73 52.2
2005 74.8 52.6
2006 75.3 53.2
2007 75.7 54
2008 76 54.7
2009 76.4 55.3
2010 76.8 56.1
2011 77.1 56.6
2012 77.5 57.7
2013 77.8 58.5
2014 78.2 59.3
2015 78.6 60
2016 78.9 60.8
2017 79.2 61.7
2018 79.4 62.6
2019 79.7 63.5
2020 78.7 64.1
2021 78.1 60.8
2022 80.8 64.2
2023 81 67.4
2024 81.3 67.5
2025 81.5 67.7

Maldives and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Namibia
Year Population
Maldives Namibia
1960 91,189 591,465
1961 93,450 603,067
1962 95,802 615,759
1963 98,222 629,589
1964 100,662 644,530
1965 104,102 660,558
1966 108,507 677,655
1967 112,528 696,045
1968 116,075 715,542
1969 119,564 736,120
1970 123,219 757,868
1971 127,035 780,584
1972 130,968 804,399
1973 134,952 828,928
1974 138,978 854,320
1975 143,158 881,032
1976 147,525 906,566
1977 151,930 931,104
1978 156,159 947,269
1979 160,360 962,825
1980 164,835 981,434
1981 169,532 992,500
1982 174,333 1,010,308
1983 179,128 1,037,511
1984 184,198 1,065,989
1985 190,169 1,096,890
1986 196,935 1,131,081
1987 203,944 1,167,889
1988 210,885 1,209,696
1989 217,738 1,288,947
1990 224,762 1,369,303
1991 231,802 1,415,684
1992 238,543 1,461,322
1993 244,884 1,508,697
1994 250,822 1,556,304
1995 256,649 1,602,170
1996 262,347 1,646,103
1997 267,707 1,689,264
1998 272,723 1,732,745
1999 277,412 1,776,368
2000 282,019 1,818,647
2001 286,767 1,857,048
2002 291,616 1,889,970
2003 296,491 1,917,464
2004 301,413 1,942,082
2005 306,429 1,966,582
2006 313,851 1,991,888
2007 324,479 2,018,600
2008 336,170 2,047,056
2009 348,275 2,077,394
2010 360,792 2,109,811
2011 373,674 2,146,325
2012 386,818 2,194,654
2013 400,070 2,252,508
2014 413,617 2,312,139
2015 428,154 2,374,300
2016 443,308 2,439,213
2017 458,287 2,506,853
2018 473,099 2,577,327
2019 487,731 2,650,494
2020 502,118 2,728,762
2021 516,154 2,810,548
2022 524,106 2,889,662
2023 525,994 2,963,095
2024 527,799 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Maldives and Namibia

Fertility rate
Maldives

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Namibia
1960 6.71 6.24
1961 6.79 6.29
1962 6.89 6.35
1963 6.94 6.41
1964 7 6.43
1965 7.07 6.45
1966 7.15 6.47
1967 7.23 6.49
1968 7.28 6.5
1969 7.33 6.51
1970 7.39 6.52
1971 7.38 6.52
1972 7.37 6.53
1973 7.4 6.54
1974 7.38 6.55
1975 7.32 6.53
1976 7.29 6.49
1977 7.27 6.44
1978 7.23 6.38
1979 7.23 6.31
1980 7.23 6.24
1981 7.19 6.16
1982 7.15 6.08
1983 7.09 6
1984 7.03 5.94
1985 6.94 5.88
1986 6.85 5.79
1987 6.73 5.7
1988 6.58 5.61
1989 6.39 5.52
1990 6.13 5.4
1991 5.8 5.29
1992 5.44 5.11
1993 5.06 4.91
1994 4.69 4.68
1995 4.29 4.42
1996 3.86 4.2
1997 3.48 4.17
1998 3.17 4.18
1999 2.9 4.14
2000 2.69 3.99
2001 2.53 3.83
2002 2.42 3.69
2003 2.34 3.58
2004 2.26 3.55
2005 2.2 3.57
2006 2.2 3.6
2007 2.29 3.61
2008 2.37 3.62
2009 2.39 3.63
2010 2.35 3.66
2011 2.31 3.66
2012 2.25 3.68
2013 2.17 3.65
2014 2.09 3.64
2015 2 3.6
2016 1.9 3.57
2017 1.8 3.51
2018 1.71 3.46
2019 1.64 3.4
2020 1.61 3.35
2021 1.6 3.3
2022 1.58 3.25
2023 1.58 3.21

Maldives and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Maldives Namibia
1960 20.6 18.9
1961 20.6 18.7
1962 20.6 18.6
1963 20.6 18.5
1964 20.5 18.4
1965 19.9 18.4
1966 18.9 18.3
1967 18.2 18.3
1968 17.8 18.2
1969 17.6 18.1
1970 17.4 18.1
1971 17.3 18
1972 17.2 17.9
1973 17.2 17.8
1974 17.2 17.7
1975 17.1 17.6
1976 17 17.5
1977 17 17.3
1978 17 17
1979 16.9 16.8
1980 16.8 16.6
1981 16.8 16.4
1982 16.9 16.3
1983 16.9 16.4
1984 17 16.5
1985 17 16.7
1986 16.9 16.9
1987 16.7 17
1988 16.6 17.3
1989 16.5 17.8
1990 16.4 18.3
1991 16.4 18.4
1992 16.4 18.4
1993 16.5 18.5
1994 16.7 18.5
1995 16.9 18.6
1996 17.3 18.7
1997 17.6 18.8
1998 18 18.9
1999 18.4 18.9
2000 18.9 19
2001 19.3 19.1
2002 19.8 19.2
2003 20.3 19.3
2004 20.9 19.4
2005 21.5 19.6
2006 22.1 19.7
2007 22.7 19.9
2008 23.2 20
2009 23.8 20.3
2010 24.4 20.5
2011 25.1 20.7
2012 25.8 20.9
2013 26.5 21.1
2014 27.1 21.3
2015 27.6 21.4
2016 28 21.5
2017 28.5 21.6
2018 29 21.7
2019 29.5 21.8
2020 30.1 21.8
2021 30.7 21.8
2022 31.4 21.8
2023 32.1 21.9
2024 32.9 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
72.9%
2024

Energy

Maldives Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Maldives Namibia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
87.6%
2023
English speaking
70%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Maldives Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Namibia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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