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Maldives vs Nauru statistics compared

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Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 188th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Nauru
Population
531152
12088
Population rank 168/197 195/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 160/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Maldives and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Nauru
Year GDP
Maldives Nauru
1970 $19,328,038 $17,570,366
1971 $21,566,404 $19,009,433
1972 $25,177,138 $21,734,269
1973 $30,862,042 $26,529,817
1974 $39,120,171 $35,994,511
1975 $24,540,878 $40,106,776
1976 $22,399,467 $40,287,427
1977 $20,853,789 $40,444,702
1978 $24,369,109 $41,754,147
1979 $38,523,364 $44,431,330
1980 $42,463,576 $46,947,124
1981 $44,781,457 $51,689,637
1982 $47,911,340 $52,877,742
1983 $57,829,787 $48,439,093
1984 $109,503,546 $47,363,231
1985 $127,190,758 $41,548,741
1986 $141,882,254 $39,939,391
1987 $141,223,029 $40,118,410
1988 $168,514,513 $45,931,134
1989 $189,514,434 $53,736,786
1990 $215,043,970 $55,572,376
1991 $244,396,762 $52,533,789
1992 $284,875,809 $51,133,123
1993 $322,417,837 $43,542,088
1994 $356,014,932 $39,742,511
1995 $398,988,955 $39,969,706
1996 $450,382,328 $37,458,801
1997 $508,223,602 $37,331,507
1998 $540,096,398 $29,664,451
1999 $589,239,754 $27,328,613
2000 $624,337,145 $26,930,980
2001 $870,031,677 $22,613,288
2002 $897,031,250 $21,017,424
2003 $1,052,121,055 $24,778,160
2004 $1,226,829,563 $30,587,566
2005 $1,163,362,438 $30,282,840
2006 $1,575,200,391 $29,183,627
2007 $1,868,383,461 $23,068,623
2008 $2,271,646,188 $37,184,925
2009 $2,345,294,875 $44,024,970
2010 $2,588,176,055 $47,442,299
2011 $2,774,350,240 $65,444,174
2012 $2,886,163,997 $100,794,925
2013 $3,295,009,238 $94,385,015
2014 $3,697,353,039 $98,752,257
2015 $4,129,505,319 $84,383,389
2016 $4,409,942,624 $97,276,023
2017 $4,816,426,257 $108,862,279
2018 $5,404,344,163 $130,937,590
2019 $5,726,094,799 $124,871,111
2020 $3,712,604,583 $124,530,027
2021 $5,252,457,370 $175,513,985
2022 $6,177,118,114 $152,190,819
2023 $6,590,894,302 $151,455,968
2024 $6,975,146,349 $160,350,640

Maldives and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Nauru
1970 $156.9 $2,619
1971 $169.8 $2,811
1972 $192.2 $3,191
1973 $228.7 $3,864
1974 $281.5 $5,199
1975 $171.4 $5,740
1976 $151.8 $5,703
1977 $137.3 $5,646
1978 $156.1 $5,721
1979 $240.2 $5,950
1980 $257.6 $6,138
1981 $264.1 $6,594
1982 $274.8 $6,577
1983 $323 $5,896
1984 $594 $5,654
1985 $669 $4,859
1986 $720 $4,569
1987 $692 $4,485
1988 $799 $5,012
1989 $870 $5,723
1990 $957 $5,776
1991 $1,054 $5,333
1992 $1,194 $5,103
1993 $1,317 $4,310
1994 $1,419 $3,921
1995 $1,555 $3,932
1996 $1,717 $3,679
1997 $1,898 $3,661
1998 $1,980 $2,909
1999 $2,124 $2,683
2000 $2,214 $2,649
2001 $3,034 $2,232
2002 $3,076 $2,085
2003 $3,549 $2,463
2004 $4,070 $3,041
2005 $3,797 $3,014
2006 $5,019 $2,908
2007 $5,758 $2,302
2008 $6,757 $3,715
2009 $6,734 $4,395
2010 $7,174 $4,724
2011 $7,425 $6,481
2012 $7,461 $9,817
2013 $8,236 $8,975
2014 $8,939 $9,193
2015 $9,645 $7,703
2016 $9,948 $8,724
2017 $10,510 $9,613
2018 $11,423 $11,409
2019 $11,740 $10,777
2020 $7,394 $10,696
2021 $10,176 $14,990
2022 $11,786 $12,896
2023 $12,530 $12,754
2024 $13,216 $13,422

Maldives vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Nauru
1950 36.5 56.6
1951 37.1 56.8
1952 37 57
1953 36.9 57.2
1954 36.9 57.4
1955 37 57.5
1956 37.1 57.6
1957 37.3 57.7
1958 37.6 57.8
1959 37.9 57.9
1960 38.2 57.9
1961 38.6 58
1962 39.1 58
1963 39.6 58.1
1964 40.2 58.2
1965 40.8 58.3
1966 41.4 58.4
1967 42.1 58.6
1968 42.9 58.6
1969 43.7 58.4
1970 44.5 58.4
1971 45.5 58.4
1972 46.4 58.4
1973 47.5 58.4
1974 48.5 58.3
1975 49.6 58.3
1976 50.8 58.2
1977 51.8 58.1
1978 50.4 58.3
1979 53.9 58.4
1980 54.8 58.5
1981 55.7 58.6
1982 56.6 58.6
1983 57.5 58.7
1984 58.3 58.7
1985 59.2 58.6
1986 60 58.6
1987 60.8 58.6
1988 61.6 58.7
1989 62.4 58.9
1990 63.1 59.1
1991 63.9 59.3
1992 64.7 59.5
1993 65.4 59.8
1994 66.2 60
1995 67 60.1
1996 67.7 60.1
1997 68.5 60
1998 69.3 59.9
1999 70.2 59.7
2000 70.9 59.6
2001 71.7 59.5
2002 72.4 59.4
2003 73.3 59.4
2004 73 59.3
2005 74.8 59.4
2006 75.3 59.4
2007 75.7 59.5
2008 76 59.7
2009 76.4 59.9
2010 76.8 60.1
2011 77.1 60.3
2012 77.5 60.5
2013 77.8 60.7
2014 78.2 60.8
2015 78.6 60.9
2016 78.9 61
2017 79.2 61.1
2018 79.4 61.2
2019 79.7 61.4
2020 78.7 61.5
2021 78.1 61.3
2022 80.8 61.9
2023 81 62.1
2024 81.3 62.3
2025 81.5 62.4

Maldives and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Nauru
Year Population
Maldives Nauru
1960 91,189 4,607
1961 93,450 4,774
1962 95,802 4,979
1963 98,222 5,226
1964 100,662 5,515
1965 104,102 5,832
1966 108,507 6,043
1967 112,528 6,135
1968 116,075 6,328
1969 119,564 6,581
1970 123,219 6,710
1971 127,035 6,762
1972 130,968 6,812
1973 134,952 6,866
1974 138,978 6,923
1975 143,158 6,987
1976 147,525 7,064
1977 151,930 7,163
1978 156,159 7,298
1979 160,360 7,468
1980 164,835 7,649
1981 169,532 7,839
1982 174,333 8,040
1983 179,128 8,216
1984 184,198 8,377
1985 190,169 8,551
1986 196,935 8,742
1987 203,944 8,946
1988 210,885 9,165
1989 217,738 9,390
1990 224,762 9,622
1991 231,802 9,850
1992 238,543 10,021
1993 244,884 10,102
1994 250,822 10,137
1995 256,649 10,165
1996 262,347 10,183
1997 267,707 10,197
1998 272,723 10,198
1999 277,412 10,187
2000 282,019 10,168
2001 286,767 10,130
2002 291,616 10,082
2003 296,491 10,059
2004 301,413 10,060
2005 306,429 10,049
2006 313,851 10,034
2007 324,479 10,020
2008 336,170 10,009
2009 348,275 10,016
2010 360,792 10,043
2011 373,674 10,098
2012 386,818 10,267
2013 400,070 10,517
2014 413,617 10,742
2015 428,154 10,954
2016 443,308 11,150
2017 458,287 11,324
2018 473,099 11,477
2019 487,731 11,587
2020 502,118 11,643
2021 516,154 11,709
2022 524,106 11,801
2023 525,994 11,875
2024 527,799 11,947

Fertility rates in Maldives and Nauru

Fertility rate
Maldives

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Nauru
1960 6.71 5.34
1961 6.79 5.38
1962 6.89 5.42
1963 6.94 5.44
1964 7 5.47
1965 7.07 5.48
1966 7.15 5.41
1967 7.23 5.29
1968 7.28 5.14
1969 7.33 4.94
1970 7.39 4.74
1971 7.38 4.54
1972 7.37 4.36
1973 7.4 4.19
1974 7.38 4.07
1975 7.32 3.97
1976 7.29 3.9
1977 7.27 3.86
1978 7.23 3.84
1979 7.23 3.85
1980 7.23 3.88
1981 7.19 3.94
1982 7.15 3.99
1983 7.09 4.06
1984 7.03 4.11
1985 6.94 4.14
1986 6.85 4.15
1987 6.73 4.14
1988 6.58 4.11
1989 6.39 4.07
1990 6.13 4.02
1991 5.8 3.99
1992 5.44 3.95
1993 5.06 3.89
1994 4.69 3.84
1995 4.29 3.81
1996 3.86 3.78
1997 3.48 3.74
1998 3.17 3.68
1999 2.9 3.64
2000 2.69 3.54
2001 2.53 3.46
2002 2.42 3.4
2003 2.34 3.39
2004 2.26 3.38
2005 2.2 3.38
2006 2.2 3.4
2007 2.29 3.5
2008 2.37 3.67
2009 2.39 3.85
2010 2.35 4.02
2011 2.31 4.12
2012 2.25 4.12
2013 2.17 4.1
2014 2.09 4.09
2015 2 4.08
2016 1.9 4.03
2017 1.8 3.88
2018 1.71 3.68
2019 1.64 3.53
2020 1.61 3.47
2021 1.6 3.43
2022 1.58 3.38
2023 1.58 3.33

Maldives and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Maldives Nauru
1960 20.6 23.8
1961 20.6 24
1962 20.6 23.9
1963 20.6 23.7
1964 20.5 23.4
1965 19.9 23.1
1966 18.9 22.9
1967 18.2 22.9
1968 17.8 21.2
1969 17.6 18.9
1970 17.4 18.7
1971 17.3 19.1
1972 17.2 19.4
1973 17.2 19.8
1974 17.2 20.4
1975 17.1 21
1976 17 21.5
1977 17 22.1
1978 17 22.9
1979 16.9 23.6
1980 16.8 24.2
1981 16.8 24.7
1982 16.9 25.1
1983 16.9 25.2
1984 17 24.5
1985 17 23.7
1986 16.9 22.8
1987 16.7 22.1
1988 16.6 21.4
1989 16.5 20.8
1990 16.4 20.2
1991 16.4 19.7
1992 16.4 19.4
1993 16.5 19.3
1994 16.7 19.3
1995 16.9 19.3
1996 17.3 19.4
1997 17.6 19.5
1998 18 19.6
1999 18.4 19.8
2000 18.9 20.1
2001 19.3 20.4
2002 19.8 20.6
2003 20.3 20.8
2004 20.9 21
2005 21.5 21.2
2006 22.1 21.3
2007 22.7 21.5
2008 23.2 21.7
2009 23.8 21.8
2010 24.4 21.8
2011 25.1 21.8
2012 25.8 21.7
2013 26.5 21.6
2014 27.1 21.5
2015 27.6 21.4
2016 28 21.5
2017 28.5 21.6
2018 29 21.8
2019 29.5 21.9
2020 30.1 21.8
2021 30.7 21.7
2022 31.4 21.6
2023 32.1 21.5
2024 32.9 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Nauru
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
101
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
96.6%
2023
English speaking
70%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Maldives Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Nauru
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
18.6 mi
2002

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