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Maldives vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 188th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Nepal
Population
531152
29627185
Population rank 168/197 52/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Maldives and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Nepal
Year GDP
Maldives Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 - $735,267,082
1966 - $906,811,944
1967 - $841,974,025
1968 - $772,231,387
1969 - $788,641,965
1970 $19,328,038 $865,975,309
1971 $21,566,404 $882,765,472
1972 $25,177,138 $1,024,098,400
1973 $30,862,042 $972,101,725
1974 $39,120,171 $1,217,953,547
1975 $24,540,878 $1,575,789,254
1976 $22,399,467 $1,452,788,985
1977 $20,853,789 $1,382,400,000
1978 $24,369,109 $1,604,162,497
1979 $38,523,364 $1,851,250,008
1980 $42,463,576 $1,945,916,583
1981 $44,781,457 $2,275,583,317
1982 $47,911,340 $2,395,423,742
1983 $57,829,787 $2,447,174,803
1984 $109,503,546 $2,581,207,388
1985 $127,190,758 $2,619,913,956
1986 $141,882,254 $2,850,782,044
1987 $141,223,029 $2,957,255,380
1988 $168,514,513 $3,487,009,748
1989 $189,514,434 $3,525,225,787
1990 $215,043,970 $3,627,560,239
1991 $244,396,762 $3,921,476,085
1992 $284,875,809 $3,401,211,581
1993 $322,417,837 $3,660,041,667
1994 $356,014,932 $4,066,775,510
1995 $398,988,955 $4,401,104,418
1996 $450,382,328 $4,521,580,381
1997 $508,223,602 $4,918,691,917
1998 $540,096,398 $4,856,255,044
1999 $589,239,754 $5,033,642,384
2000 $624,337,145 $5,494,252,208
2001 $870,031,677 $6,007,055,042
2002 $897,031,250 $6,050,875,807
2003 $1,052,121,055 $6,330,473,097
2004 $1,226,829,563 $7,273,938,315
2005 $1,163,362,438 $8,130,258,378
2006 $1,575,200,391 $9,043,715,356
2007 $1,868,383,461 $10,325,618,017
2008 $2,271,646,188 $12,545,438,605
2009 $2,345,294,875 $12,854,985,464
2010 $2,588,176,055 $16,002,656,434
2011 $2,774,350,240 $21,573,872,421
2012 $2,886,163,997 $21,703,100,877
2013 $3,295,009,238 $22,162,204,925
2014 $3,697,353,039 $22,731,612,922
2015 $4,129,505,319 $24,360,801,287
2016 $4,409,942,624 $24,524,109,484
2017 $4,816,426,257 $28,971,588,940
2018 $5,404,344,163 $33,111,525,237
2019 $5,726,094,799 $34,186,180,699
2020 $3,712,604,583 $33,433,659,301
2021 $5,252,457,370 $36,924,841,394
2022 $6,177,118,114 $41,182,939,601
2023 $6,590,894,302 $41,047,772,331
2024 $6,975,146,349 $42,914,268,287

Maldives and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 - $65.8
1966 - $79.5
1967 - $72.3
1968 - $64.9
1969 - $64.8
1970 $156.9 $69.6
1971 $169.8 $69.5
1972 $192.2 $78.8
1973 $228.7 $73.2
1974 $281.5 $89.8
1975 $171.4 $113.6
1976 $151.8 $102.5
1977 $137.3 $95.3
1978 $156.1 $108.1
1979 $240.2 $121.9
1980 $257.6 $125.1
1981 $264.1 $142.9
1982 $274.8 $147
1983 $323 $146.6
1984 $594 $151.1
1985 $669 $149.9
1986 $720 $159.5
1987 $692 $162
1988 $799 $187.1
1989 $870 $185
1990 $957 $185.8
1991 $1,054 $195.7
1992 $1,194 $165
1993 $1,317 $172.8
1994 $1,419 $187.3
1995 $1,555 $197.8
1996 $1,717 $198.8
1997 $1,898 $211.8
1998 $1,980 $205.1
1999 $2,124 $208.6
2000 $2,214 $223.8
2001 $3,034 $240.8
2002 $3,076 $238.9
2003 $3,549 $246.4
2004 $4,070 $279.6
2005 $3,797 $309
2006 $5,019 $340
2007 $5,758 $385
2008 $6,757 $465
2009 $6,734 $473
2010 $7,174 $585
2011 $7,425 $786
2012 $7,461 $788
2013 $8,236 $803
2014 $8,939 $821
2015 $9,645 $876
2016 $9,948 $877
2017 $10,510 $1,034
2018 $11,423 $1,179
2019 $11,740 $1,203
2020 $7,394 $1,154
2021 $10,176 $1,253
2022 $11,786 $1,386
2023 $12,530 $1,382
2024 $13,216 $1,447

Maldives vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Nepal
1950 36.5 37.6
1951 37.1 37.6
1952 37 37.7
1953 36.9 37.7
1954 36.9 37.8
1955 37 37.9
1956 37.1 37.9
1957 37.3 38
1958 37.6 38.1
1959 37.9 38.4
1960 38.2 38.7
1961 38.6 39
1962 39.1 39.3
1963 39.6 39.6
1964 40.2 40.2
1965 40.8 40.7
1966 41.4 41.2
1967 42.1 41.7
1968 42.9 42.2
1969 43.7 42.7
1970 44.5 43.2
1971 45.5 43.6
1972 46.4 44.1
1973 47.5 44.5
1974 48.5 44.9
1975 49.6 45.5
1976 50.8 46
1977 51.8 46.6
1978 50.4 47.2
1979 53.9 47.8
1980 54.8 48.3
1981 55.7 48.7
1982 56.6 49.2
1983 57.5 49.7
1984 58.3 50.2
1985 59.2 50.9
1986 60 51.6
1987 60.8 52.4
1988 61.6 53.1
1989 62.4 54
1990 63.1 54.8
1991 63.9 55.6
1992 64.7 56.7
1993 65.4 57.6
1994 66.2 58.6
1995 67 59.3
1996 67.7 60
1997 68.5 60.8
1998 69.3 61.5
1999 70.2 62
2000 70.9 62.6
2001 71.7 63.3
2002 72.4 63.5
2003 73.3 64.2
2004 73 64.7
2005 74.8 65.3
2006 75.3 65.9
2007 75.7 66.2
2008 76 66.4
2009 76.4 66.6
2010 76.8 66.8
2011 77.1 67.1
2012 77.5 67.4
2013 77.8 67.6
2014 78.2 67.8
2015 78.6 67.4
2016 78.9 68.4
2017 79.2 68.7
2018 79.4 69
2019 79.7 69.3
2020 78.7 69.1
2021 78.1 68.4
2022 80.8 70.1
2023 81 70.4
2024 81.3 70.6
2025 81.5 70.9

Maldives and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Nepal
Year Population
Maldives Nepal
1960 91,189 10,123,658
1961 93,450 10,318,396
1962 95,802 10,521,116
1963 98,222 10,729,818
1964 100,662 10,946,392
1965 104,102 11,173,411
1966 108,507 11,408,710
1967 112,528 11,652,716
1968 116,075 11,906,266
1969 119,564 12,167,036
1970 123,219 12,436,190
1971 127,035 12,710,061
1972 130,968 12,989,099
1973 134,952 13,275,239
1974 138,978 13,568,435
1975 143,158 13,870,695
1976 147,525 14,177,649
1977 151,930 14,499,175
1978 156,159 14,839,695
1979 160,360 15,190,590
1980 164,835 15,553,105
1981 169,532 15,922,423
1982 174,333 16,297,987
1983 179,128 16,689,119
1984 184,198 17,085,242
1985 190,169 17,477,692
1986 196,935 17,868,124
1987 203,944 18,250,505
1988 210,885 18,638,661
1989 217,738 19,057,807
1990 224,762 19,524,573
1991 231,802 20,036,500
1992 238,543 20,609,707
1993 244,884 21,180,159
1994 250,822 21,717,479
1995 256,649 22,245,439
1996 262,347 22,741,862
1997 267,707 23,219,463
1998 272,723 23,680,357
1999 277,412 24,125,199
2000 282,019 24,546,509
2001 286,767 24,946,748
2002 291,616 25,328,981
2003 296,491 25,688,758
2004 301,413 26,016,656
2005 306,429 26,309,458
2006 313,851 26,565,425
2007 324,479 26,788,492
2008 336,170 26,990,037
2009 348,275 27,173,035
2010 360,792 27,341,952
2011 373,674 27,464,494
2012 386,818 27,534,915
2013 400,070 27,589,996
2014 413,617 27,672,370
2015 428,154 27,823,629
2016 443,308 27,955,462
2017 458,287 28,011,258
2018 473,099 28,079,689
2019 487,731 28,414,064
2020 502,118 28,966,574
2021 516,154 29,475,010
2022 524,106 29,715,436
2023 525,994 29,694,614
2024 527,799 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Maldives and Nepal

Fertility rate
Maldives

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Nepal
1960 6.71 6.07
1961 6.79 6.09
1962 6.89 6.08
1963 6.94 6.06
1964 7 6.04
1965 7.07 6.01
1966 7.15 5.98
1967 7.23 5.95
1968 7.28 5.94
1969 7.33 5.89
1970 7.39 5.87
1971 7.38 5.85
1972 7.37 5.8
1973 7.4 5.7
1974 7.38 5.75
1975 7.32 5.73
1976 7.29 5.72
1977 7.27 5.69
1978 7.23 5.68
1979 7.23 5.64
1980 7.23 5.6
1981 7.19 5.58
1982 7.15 5.55
1983 7.09 5.54
1984 7.03 5.51
1985 6.94 5.46
1986 6.85 5.4
1987 6.73 5.35
1988 6.58 5.31
1989 6.39 5.26
1990 6.13 5.21
1991 5.8 5.15
1992 5.44 5.07
1993 5.06 5.04
1994 4.69 4.96
1995 4.29 4.87
1996 3.86 4.67
1997 3.48 4.44
1998 3.17 4.28
1999 2.9 4.13
2000 2.69 3.98
2001 2.53 3.79
2002 2.42 3.6
2003 2.34 3.44
2004 2.26 3.28
2005 2.2 3.12
2006 2.2 2.97
2007 2.29 2.86
2008 2.37 2.74
2009 2.39 2.63
2010 2.35 2.54
2011 2.31 2.46
2012 2.25 2.42
2013 2.17 2.36
2014 2.09 2.32
2015 2 2.27
2016 1.9 2.23
2017 1.8 2.17
2018 1.71 2.12
2019 1.64 2.08
2020 1.61 2.05
2021 1.6 2.03
2022 1.58 2
2023 1.58 1.98

Maldives and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Maldives Nepal
1960 20.6 19.5
1961 20.6 19.5
1962 20.6 19.6
1963 20.6 19.6
1964 20.5 19.6
1965 19.9 19.6
1966 18.9 19.6
1967 18.2 19.7
1968 17.8 19.7
1969 17.6 19.7
1970 17.4 19.7
1971 17.3 19.7
1972 17.2 19.7
1973 17.2 19.7
1974 17.2 19.7
1975 17.1 19.7
1976 17 19.7
1977 17 19.7
1978 17 19.6
1979 16.9 19.6
1980 16.8 19.6
1981 16.8 19.5
1982 16.9 19.5
1983 16.9 19.5
1984 17 19.5
1985 17 19.4
1986 16.9 19.4
1987 16.7 19.3
1988 16.6 19.2
1989 16.5 19.2
1990 16.4 19.2
1991 16.4 19.2
1992 16.4 19.2
1993 16.5 19.2
1994 16.7 19.2
1995 16.9 19.2
1996 17.3 19.2
1997 17.6 19.2
1998 18 19.2
1999 18.4 19.3
2000 18.9 19.3
2001 19.3 19.4
2002 19.8 19.5
2003 20.3 19.7
2004 20.9 19.8
2005 21.5 20
2006 22.1 20.3
2007 22.7 20.5
2008 23.2 20.8
2009 23.8 21
2010 24.4 21.3
2011 25.1 21.6
2012 25.8 21.8
2013 26.5 22
2014 27.1 22.2
2015 27.6 22.4
2016 28 22.7
2017 28.5 22.9
2018 29 23.2
2019 29.5 23.7
2020 30.1 24.5
2021 30.7 25
2022 31.4 25.4
2023 32.1 25.7
2024 32.9 26

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Finance

Maldives Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
60%
2024

Energy

Maldives Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Maldives Nepal
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
71.2%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
3%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Maldives Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Nepal
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
49,758 mi
2015

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