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Maldives vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 188th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives North Macedonia
Population
531152
1783115
Population rank 168/197 150/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Maldives and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Maldives and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Maldives North Macedonia
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 -
1981 $44,781,457 -
1982 $47,911,340 -
1983 $57,829,787 -
1984 $109,503,546 -
1985 $127,190,758 -
1986 $141,882,254 -
1987 $141,223,029 -
1988 $168,514,513 -
1989 $189,514,434 -
1990 $215,043,970 $4,699,646,643
1991 $244,396,762 $4,938,775,510
1992 $284,875,809 $2,436,849,342
1993 $322,417,837 $2,682,456,897
1994 $356,014,932 $3,559,608,640
1995 $398,988,955 $4,707,041,315
1996 $450,382,328 $4,642,021,256
1997 $508,223,602 $3,912,986,091
1998 $540,096,398 $3,765,745,023
1999 $589,239,754 $3,863,619,285
2000 $624,337,145 $3,772,859,034
2001 $870,031,677 $3,709,636,031
2002 $897,031,250 $4,018,365,747
2003 $1,052,121,055 $4,946,296,599
2004 $1,226,829,563 $5,682,784,472
2005 $1,163,362,438 $6,258,602,873
2006 $1,575,200,391 $6,861,226,972
2007 $1,868,383,461 $8,336,474,974
2008 $2,271,646,188 $9,909,552,435
2009 $2,345,294,875 $9,401,736,825
2010 $2,588,176,055 $9,407,170,321
2011 $2,774,350,240 $10,494,626,768
2012 $2,886,163,997 $9,745,261,301
2013 $3,295,009,238 $10,817,702,346
2014 $3,697,353,039 $11,362,265,253
2015 $4,129,505,319 $10,064,519,963
2016 $4,409,942,624 $10,672,467,073
2017 $4,816,426,257 $11,307,067,070
2018 $5,404,344,163 $12,683,068,114
2019 $5,726,094,799 $12,606,338,449
2020 $3,712,604,583 $12,361,036,914
2021 $5,252,457,370 $14,000,283,827
2022 $6,177,118,114 $13,932,436,550
2023 $6,590,894,302 $15,763,604,288
2024 $6,975,146,349 $16,685,236,492

Maldives and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Maldives North Macedonia
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 -
1981 $264.1 -
1982 $274.8 -
1983 $323 -
1984 $594 -
1985 $669 -
1986 $720 -
1987 $692 -
1988 $799 -
1989 $870 -
1990 $957 $2,277
1991 $1,054 $2,402
1992 $1,194 $1,199
1993 $1,317 $1,337
1994 $1,419 $1,786
1995 $1,555 $2,355
1996 $1,717 $2,307
1997 $1,898 $1,960
1998 $1,980 $1,876
1999 $2,124 $1,915
2000 $2,214 $1,862
2001 $3,034 $1,823
2002 $3,076 $1,989
2003 $3,549 $2,445
2004 $4,070 $2,819
2005 $3,797 $3,121
2006 $5,019 $3,440
2007 $5,758 $4,204
2008 $6,757 $5,026
2009 $6,734 $4,800
2010 $7,174 $4,833
2011 $7,425 $5,417
2012 $7,461 $5,050
2013 $8,236 $5,626
2014 $8,939 $5,925
2015 $9,645 $5,263
2016 $9,948 $5,598
2017 $10,510 $5,955
2018 $11,423 $6,714
2019 $11,740 $6,719
2020 $7,394 $6,660
2021 $10,176 $7,621
2022 $11,786 $7,606
2023 $12,530 $8,624
2024 $13,216 $9,310

Maldives vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives North Macedonia
1950 36.5 50.6
1951 37.1 48.5
1952 37 52.5
1953 36.9 53.2
1954 36.9 55.7
1955 37 55.4
1956 37.1 58.5
1957 37.3 55.7
1958 37.6 60.3
1959 37.9 59.5
1960 38.2 60.5
1961 38.6 61.8
1962 39.1 59.3
1963 39.6 61.4
1964 40.2 61.5
1965 40.8 62.6
1966 41.4 63.5
1967 42.1 63.8
1968 42.9 64.6
1969 43.7 64
1970 44.5 65
1971 45.5 65.2
1972 46.4 65.6
1973 47.5 67.1
1974 48.5 67.1
1975 49.6 67.3
1976 50.8 67.9
1977 51.8 68.2
1978 50.4 69.1
1979 53.9 69.2
1980 54.8 69.1
1981 55.7 69.4
1982 56.6 69.8
1983 57.5 69.7
1984 58.3 70.2
1985 59.2 70.2
1986 60 70.3
1987 60.8 70.4
1988 61.6 70.5
1989 62.4 71.1
1990 63.1 71.3
1991 63.9 71.8
1992 64.7 71.3
1993 65.4 71.7
1994 66.2 71.5
1995 67 72
1996 67.7 71.9
1997 68.5 71.9
1998 69.3 71.8
1999 70.2 72.3
2000 70.9 72.6
2001 71.7 73
2002 72.4 72.7
2003 73.3 73
2004 73 73.4
2005 74.8 73.6
2006 75.3 73.8
2007 75.7 73.7
2008 76 74.4
2009 76.4 74.5
2010 76.8 75
2011 77.1 75.1
2012 77.5 75
2013 77.8 75.6
2014 78.2 75.6
2015 78.6 75.6
2016 78.9 75.6
2017 79.2 76.2
2018 79.4 76.9
2019 79.7 76.8
2020 78.7 74.5
2021 78.1 73.3
2022 80.8 76.6
2023 81 77.4
2024 81.3 77.5
2025 81.5 77.7

Maldives and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year Population
Maldives North Macedonia
1960 91,189 1,435,059
1961 93,450 1,455,171
1962 95,802 1,471,745
1963 98,222 1,488,737
1964 100,662 1,510,900
1965 104,102 1,533,466
1966 108,507 1,557,349
1967 112,528 1,582,492
1968 116,075 1,608,930
1969 119,564 1,636,345
1970 123,219 1,664,208
1971 127,035 1,691,216
1972 130,968 1,717,395
1973 134,952 1,743,816
1974 138,978 1,770,545
1975 143,158 1,797,972
1976 147,525 1,825,830
1977 151,930 1,853,138
1978 156,159 1,879,847
1979 160,360 1,906,523
1980 164,835 1,933,038
1981 169,532 1,959,065
1982 174,333 1,978,956
1983 179,128 1,991,901
1984 184,198 2,003,399
1985 190,169 2,014,331
1986 196,935 2,024,732
1987 203,944 2,035,157
1988 210,885 2,045,737
1989 217,738 2,055,649
1990 224,762 2,063,689
1991 231,802 2,055,994
1992 238,543 2,032,523
1993 244,884 2,006,854
1994 250,822 1,992,666
1995 256,649 1,998,534
1996 262,347 2,012,553
1997 267,707 1,996,869
1998 272,723 2,007,523
1999 277,412 2,017,142
2000 282,019 2,026,350
2001 286,767 2,034,882
2002 291,616 2,020,157
2003 296,491 2,022,725
2004 301,413 2,016,186
2005 306,429 2,005,330
2006 313,851 1,994,287
2007 324,479 1,982,933
2008 336,170 1,971,493
2009 348,275 1,958,782
2010 360,792 1,946,298
2011 373,674 1,937,398
2012 386,818 1,929,821
2013 400,070 1,922,716
2014 413,617 1,917,557
2015 428,154 1,912,430
2016 443,308 1,906,313
2017 458,287 1,898,657
2018 473,099 1,889,051
2019 487,731 1,876,262
2020 502,118 1,856,124
2021 516,154 1,837,114
2022 524,106 1,831,712
2023 525,994 1,827,816
2024 527,799 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Maldives and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Maldives North Macedonia
1960 6.71 3.83
1961 6.79 3.62
1962 6.89 3.5
1963 6.94 3.62
1964 7 3.56
1965 7.07 3.52
1966 7.15 3.43
1967 7.23 3.33
1968 7.28 3.22
1969 7.33 3.1
1970 7.39 3.01
1971 7.38 2.93
1972 7.37 2.87
1973 7.4 2.72
1974 7.38 2.7
1975 7.32 2.69
1976 7.29 2.62
1977 7.27 2.49
1978 7.23 2.42
1979 7.23 2.4
1980 7.23 2.36
1981 7.19 2.29
1982 7.15 2.29
1983 7.09 2.25
1984 7.03 2.24
1985 6.94 2.25
1986 6.85 2.25
1987 6.73 2.32
1988 6.58 2.32
1989 6.39 2.25
1990 6.13 2.27
1991 5.8 2.31
1992 5.44 2.28
1993 5.06 2.26
1994 4.69 2.23
1995 4.29 2.13
1996 3.86 2.06
1997 3.48 1.92
1998 3.17 1.89
1999 2.9 1.77
2000 2.69 1.86
2001 2.53 1.73
2002 2.42 1.79
2003 2.34 1.75
2004 2.26 1.52
2005 2.2 1.5
2006 2.2 1.46
2007 2.29 1.46
2008 2.37 1.47
2009 2.39 1.5
2010 2.35 1.6
2011 2.31 1.46
2012 2.25 1.5
2013 2.17 1.5
2014 2.09 1.5
2015 2 1.49
2016 1.9 1.5
2017 1.8 1.43
2018 1.71 1.42
2019 1.64 1.34
2020 1.61 1.31
2021 1.6 1.6
2022 1.58 1.6
2023 1.58 1.5

Maldives and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Maldives North Macedonia
1960 20.6 21.8
1961 20.6 21.8
1962 20.6 21.9
1963 20.6 21.9
1964 20.5 21.9
1965 19.9 21.9
1966 18.9 22
1967 18.2 22.2
1968 17.8 22.4
1969 17.6 22.6
1970 17.4 22.8
1971 17.3 23.1
1972 17.2 23.3
1973 17.2 23.6
1974 17.2 23.9
1975 17.1 24.2
1976 17 24.5
1977 17 24.8
1978 17 25.2
1979 16.9 25.5
1980 16.8 25.9
1981 16.8 26.2
1982 16.9 26.5
1983 16.9 26.8
1984 17 27.2
1985 17 27.5
1986 16.9 27.8
1987 16.7 28
1988 16.6 28.3
1989 16.5 28.6
1990 16.4 28.9
1991 16.4 29.2
1992 16.4 29.6
1993 16.5 29.9
1994 16.7 30.3
1995 16.9 30.5
1996 17.3 30.8
1997 17.6 31
1998 18 31.2
1999 18.4 31.5
2000 18.9 31.9
2001 19.3 32.2
2002 19.8 32.6
2003 20.3 32.8
2004 20.9 33.2
2005 21.5 33.5
2006 22.1 33.9
2007 22.7 34.3
2008 23.2 34.7
2009 23.8 35.1
2010 24.4 35.5
2011 25.1 36
2012 25.8 36.4
2013 26.5 36.9
2014 27.1 37.3
2015 27.6 37.8
2016 28 38.3
2017 28.5 38.8
2018 29 39.4
2019 29.5 39.9
2020 30.1 40.3
2021 30.7 40.7
2022 31.4 40.9
2023 32.1 41.3
2024 32.9 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
84.3%
2024

Energy

Maldives North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives North Macedonia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
70%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Maldives North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives North Macedonia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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