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Maldives vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 188th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Niger
Population
531152
28638403
Population rank 168/197 53/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Maldives and Niger: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Niger economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Niger
Year GDP
Maldives Niger
1960 - $449,526,873
1961 - $485,785,231
1962 - $531,736,599
1963 - $586,294,879
1964 - $582,816,396
1965 - $673,383,511
1966 - $702,296,079
1967 - $665,586,872
1968 - $641,214,226
1969 - $625,867,985
1970 $19,328,038 $649,916,621
1971 $21,566,404 $693,573,704
1972 $25,177,138 $742,779,661
1973 $30,862,042 $946,385,105
1974 $39,120,171 $1,026,137,111
1975 $24,540,878 $1,048,690,933
1976 $22,399,467 $1,064,517,601
1977 $20,853,789 $1,291,458,041
1978 $24,369,109 $1,774,365,590
1979 $38,523,364 $2,109,277,666
1980 $42,463,576 $2,508,524,721
1981 $44,781,457 $2,170,893,414
1982 $47,911,340 $2,017,612,216
1983 $57,829,787 $1,803,099,561
1984 $109,503,546 $1,461,243,326
1985 $127,190,758 $1,440,581,652
1986 $141,882,254 $1,904,096,998
1987 $141,223,029 $2,233,006,105
1988 $168,514,513 $2,280,356,193
1989 $189,514,434 $2,179,567,114
1990 $215,043,970 $3,512,356,508
1991 $244,396,762 $3,285,796,875
1992 $284,875,809 $3,386,232,579
1993 $322,417,837 $3,052,673,849
1994 $356,014,932 $1,938,058,175
1995 $398,988,955 $2,302,537,562
1996 $450,382,328 $2,405,686,940
1997 $508,223,602 $2,290,318,910
1998 $540,096,398 $2,643,363,519
1999 $589,239,754 $2,537,789,821
2000 $624,337,145 $2,241,753,193
2001 $870,031,677 $2,448,714,704
2002 $897,031,250 $2,782,192,879
2003 $1,052,121,055 $3,394,084,732
2004 $1,226,829,563 $3,760,443,738
2005 $1,163,362,438 $4,383,315,965
2006 $1,575,200,391 $4,756,361,252
2007 $1,868,383,461 $5,731,485,052
2008 $2,271,646,188 $7,297,600,226
2009 $2,345,294,875 $7,352,131,310
2010 $2,588,176,055 $7,851,192,502
2011 $2,774,350,240 $8,772,950,778
2012 $2,886,163,997 $9,426,912,648
2013 $3,295,009,238 $10,224,897,438
2014 $3,697,353,039 $10,862,943,544
2015 $4,129,505,319 $9,683,867,926
2016 $4,409,942,624 $10,398,861,982
2017 $4,816,426,257 $11,185,104,252
2018 $5,404,344,163 $12,837,307,497
2019 $5,726,094,799 $12,889,555,561
2020 $3,712,604,583 $13,744,653,103
2021 $5,252,457,370 $14,915,002,436
2022 $6,177,118,114 $15,433,852,714
2023 $6,590,894,302 $16,698,786,973
2024 $6,975,146,349 $19,537,639,288

Maldives and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Niger
1960 - $128.3
1961 - $134.6
1962 - $143.2
1963 - $153.3
1964 - $148.1
1965 - $166.3
1966 - $168.6
1967 - $155.4
1968 - $145.6
1969 - $138.3
1970 $156.9 $139.8
1971 $169.8 $145.2
1972 $192.2 $151.4
1973 $228.7 $187.9
1974 $281.5 $198.3
1975 $171.4 $197.2
1976 $151.8 $194.8
1977 $137.3 $229.8
1978 $156.1 $307
1979 $240.2 $354
1980 $257.6 $409
1981 $264.1 $343
1982 $274.8 $310
1983 $323 $268.8
1984 $594 $211.5
1985 $669 $202.4
1986 $720 $259.6
1987 $692 $295.3
1988 $799 $292.6
1989 $870 $271.3
1990 $957 $424
1991 $1,054 $384
1992 $1,194 $384
1993 $1,317 $335
1994 $1,419 $206.2
1995 $1,555 $237
1996 $1,717 $239.5
1997 $1,898 $220.6
1998 $1,980 $246.1
1999 $2,124 $228.3
2000 $2,214 $194.8
2001 $3,034 $205.4
2002 $3,076 $225.3
2003 $3,549 $265.2
2004 $4,070 $283.5
2005 $3,797 $319
2006 $5,019 $333
2007 $5,758 $387
2008 $6,757 $475
2009 $6,734 $461
2010 $7,174 $474
2011 $7,425 $511
2012 $7,461 $529
2013 $8,236 $552
2014 $8,939 $565
2015 $9,645 $486
2016 $9,948 $503
2017 $10,510 $522
2018 $11,423 $579
2019 $11,740 $562
2020 $7,394 $580
2021 $10,176 $609
2022 $11,786 $610
2023 $12,530 $638
2024 $13,216 $723

Maldives vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Niger
1950 36.5 35.9
1951 37.1 35.9
1952 37 35.9
1953 36.9 35.9
1954 36.9 36
1955 37 36
1956 37.1 36
1957 37.3 36.1
1958 37.6 36.1
1959 37.9 36.1
1960 38.2 36.2
1961 38.6 36.3
1962 39.1 36.3
1963 39.6 36.4
1964 40.2 36.5
1965 40.8 36.4
1966 41.4 36.3
1967 42.1 36.2
1968 42.9 36.1
1969 43.7 36
1970 44.5 35.9
1971 45.5 35.3
1972 46.4 35.8
1973 47.5 35.9
1974 48.5 36.2
1975 49.6 36.6
1976 50.8 37.1
1977 51.8 37.7
1978 50.4 38.3
1979 53.9 38.9
1980 54.8 39.3
1981 55.7 39.6
1982 56.6 39.8
1983 57.5 40
1984 58.3 40
1985 59.2 40.1
1986 60 40.3
1987 60.8 40.5
1988 61.6 40.8
1989 62.4 41.2
1990 63.1 41.7
1991 63.9 42.3
1992 64.7 43.1
1993 65.4 43.8
1994 66.2 44.6
1995 67 45.5
1996 67.7 46.3
1997 68.5 47.1
1998 69.3 47.8
1999 70.2 48.5
2000 70.9 49.2
2001 71.7 49.9
2002 72.4 50.6
2003 73.3 51.5
2004 73 52.4
2005 74.8 53.3
2006 75.3 54.2
2007 75.7 55.1
2008 76 55.9
2009 76.4 56.5
2010 76.8 57.1
2011 77.1 57.6
2012 77.5 58
2013 77.8 58.4
2014 78.2 58.7
2015 78.6 58.8
2016 78.9 59.2
2017 79.2 59.5
2018 79.4 59.8
2019 79.7 60
2020 78.7 59.9
2021 78.1 59.5
2022 80.8 60.4
2023 81 61.2
2024 81.3 61.4
2025 81.5 61.7

Maldives and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Niger
Year Population
Maldives Niger
1960 91,189 3,505,050
1961 93,450 3,608,162
1962 95,802 3,714,520
1963 98,222 3,823,873
1964 100,662 3,935,814
1965 104,102 4,049,695
1966 108,507 4,165,544
1967 112,528 4,283,590
1968 116,075 4,403,637
1969 119,564 4,525,725
1970 123,219 4,650,275
1971 127,035 4,776,225
1972 130,968 4,904,845
1973 134,952 5,037,865
1974 138,978 5,174,953
1975 143,158 5,317,019
1976 147,525 5,464,962
1977 151,930 5,619,716
1978 156,159 5,782,932
1979 160,360 5,955,556
1980 164,835 6,135,971
1981 169,532 6,322,006
1982 174,333 6,512,732
1983 179,128 6,708,644
1984 184,198 6,909,971
1985 190,169 7,118,457
1986 196,935 7,335,811
1987 203,944 7,561,150
1988 210,885 7,793,748
1989 217,738 8,034,780
1990 224,762 8,286,059
1991 231,802 8,546,900
1992 238,543 8,817,633
1993 244,884 9,100,789
1994 250,822 9,398,258
1995 256,649 9,714,529
1996 262,347 10,044,852
1997 267,707 10,383,969
1998 272,723 10,741,413
1999 277,412 11,117,411
2000 282,019 11,509,630
2001 286,767 11,920,647
2002 291,616 12,349,144
2003 296,491 12,796,984
2004 301,413 13,265,836
2005 306,429 13,756,192
2006 313,851 14,268,581
2007 324,479 14,803,610
2008 336,170 15,361,915
2009 348,275 15,943,675
2010 360,792 16,548,835
2011 373,674 17,176,283
2012 386,818 17,836,769
2013 400,070 18,519,898
2014 413,617 19,215,909
2015 428,154 19,939,498
2016 443,308 20,685,753
2017 458,287 21,435,446
2018 473,099 22,188,069
2019 487,731 22,947,757
2020 502,118 23,717,613
2021 516,154 24,502,140
2022 524,106 25,311,973
2023 525,994 26,159,867
2024 527,799 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Maldives and Niger

Fertility rate
Maldives

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Niger
1960 6.71 7.53
1961 6.79 7.51
1962 6.89 7.5
1963 6.94 7.49
1964 7 7.48
1965 7.07 7.47
1966 7.15 7.48
1967 7.23 7.49
1968 7.28 7.5
1969 7.33 7.51
1970 7.39 7.51
1971 7.38 7.52
1972 7.37 7.52
1973 7.4 7.53
1974 7.38 7.54
1975 7.32 7.54
1976 7.29 7.56
1977 7.27 7.6
1978 7.23 7.66
1979 7.23 7.72
1980 7.23 7.78
1981 7.19 7.82
1982 7.15 7.86
1983 7.09 7.9
1984 7.03 7.92
1985 6.94 7.93
1986 6.85 7.9
1987 6.73 7.87
1988 6.58 7.84
1989 6.39 7.82
1990 6.13 7.81
1991 5.8 7.8
1992 5.44 7.8
1993 5.06 7.79
1994 4.69 7.79
1995 4.29 7.78
1996 3.86 7.78
1997 3.48 7.8
1998 3.17 7.84
1999 2.9 7.84
2000 2.69 7.83
2001 2.53 7.81
2002 2.42 7.8
2003 2.34 7.79
2004 2.26 7.78
2005 2.2 7.77
2006 2.2 7.74
2007 2.29 7.73
2008 2.37 7.7
2009 2.39 7.68
2010 2.35 7.64
2011 2.31 7.59
2012 2.25 7.53
2013 2.17 7.45
2014 2.09 7.34
2015 2 7.22
2016 1.9 7.04
2017 1.8 6.87
2018 1.71 6.71
2019 1.64 6.54
2020 1.61 6.37
2021 1.6 6.2
2022 1.58 6.14
2023 1.58 6.06

Maldives and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Niger
Year Median age, years
Maldives Niger
1960 20.6 15.5
1961 20.6 15.5
1962 20.6 15.5
1963 20.6 15.5
1964 20.5 15.6
1965 19.9 15.6
1966 18.9 15.6
1967 18.2 15.7
1968 17.8 15.7
1969 17.6 15.8
1970 17.4 15.9
1971 17.3 15.9
1972 17.2 16
1973 17.2 16.1
1974 17.2 16.1
1975 17.1 16.2
1976 17 16.3
1977 17 16.3
1978 17 16.4
1979 16.9 16.4
1980 16.8 16.4
1981 16.8 16.4
1982 16.9 16.4
1983 16.9 16.4
1984 17 16.4
1985 17 16.4
1986 16.9 16.4
1987 16.7 16.4
1988 16.6 16.5
1989 16.5 16.5
1990 16.4 16.5
1991 16.4 16.6
1992 16.4 16.6
1993 16.5 16.6
1994 16.7 16.6
1995 16.9 16.6
1996 17.3 16.6
1997 17.6 16.5
1998 18 16.5
1999 18.4 16.4
2000 18.9 16.3
2001 19.3 16.2
2002 19.8 16.1
2003 20.3 16
2004 20.9 15.9
2005 21.5 15.8
2006 22.1 15.7
2007 22.7 15.5
2008 23.2 15.5
2009 23.8 15.4
2010 24.4 15.3
2011 25.1 15.3
2012 25.8 15.3
2013 26.5 15.3
2014 27.1 15.3
2015 27.6 15.4
2016 28 15.5
2017 28.5 15.6
2018 29 15.7
2019 29.5 15.8
2020 30.1 15.9
2021 30.7 16
2022 31.4 16.2
2023 32.1 16.3
2024 32.9 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
14.8%
2024

Energy

Maldives Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Maldives Niger
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
17.2%
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
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
35.6%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Maldives Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Niger
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
11,774 mi
2010

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