Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 188th vs. 62nd).
By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
531152
|
5642662
|
Population rank | 168/197 | 119/197 |
GDP |
$6.98B
2024 |
$484B
2024 |
GDP rank | 160/197 | 32/197 |
GDP per capita |
$13,216
2024 |
$86,810
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 77/197 | 8/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$26,543
2024 |
$101,032
2024 |
Government debt |
$9.34B
2024 |
$207B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
140.8%
2025 |
42.7%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$17,702
2024 |
$37,084
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 33/185 | 17/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$10,769
2025 |
$45,746
2025 |
Land area |
115.1 sq mi
2025 |
140,645 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024 |
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.58
2023 |
1.4
2023 |
Median age |
32.9 years
2024 |
40.7 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
81.5 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Maldives and Norway: Comparison Charts
Maldives and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $5,197,398,721 |
1961 | - | $5,669,689,210 |
1962 | - | $6,107,076,929 |
1963 | - | $6,553,269,536 |
1964 | - | $7,206,522,122 |
1965 | - | $8,111,945,661 |
1966 | - | $8,753,940,267 |
1967 | - | $9,577,383,653 |
1968 | - | $10,227,087,165 |
1969 | - | $11,136,187,440 |
1970 | $19,328,038 | $12,814,123,115 |
1971 | $21,566,404 | $14,583,114,840 |
1972 | $25,177,138 | $17,358,610,850 |
1973 | $30,862,042 | $22,534,253,703 |
1974 | $39,120,171 | $27,145,693,810 |
1975 | $24,540,878 | $32,877,805,200 |
1976 | $22,399,467 | $35,942,270,686 |
1977 | $20,853,789 | $41,508,030,431 |
1978 | $24,369,109 | $46,522,900,254 |
1979 | $38,523,364 | $53,132,244,624 |
1980 | $42,463,576 | $64,439,382,896 |
1981 | $44,781,457 | $63,596,654,761 |
1982 | $47,911,340 | $62,647,195,538 |
1983 | $57,829,787 | $61,627,240,831 |
1984 | $109,503,546 | $62,057,955,033 |
1985 | $127,190,758 | $65,416,879,914 |
1986 | $141,882,254 | $78,693,118,044 |
1987 | $141,223,029 | $94,229,907,236 |
1988 | $168,514,513 | $101,900,260,856 |
1989 | $189,514,434 | $102,633,934,391 |
1990 | $215,043,970 | $119,791,843,060 |
1991 | $244,396,762 | $121,872,464,483 |
1992 | $284,875,809 | $130,838,040,068 |
1993 | $322,417,837 | $120,579,213,713 |
1994 | $356,014,932 | $127,131,319,429 |
1995 | $398,988,955 | $152,029,612,325 |
1996 | $450,382,328 | $163,520,109,151 |
1997 | $508,223,602 | $161,356,631,888 |
1998 | $540,096,398 | $154,230,295,158 |
1999 | $589,239,754 | $162,383,706,021 |
2000 | $624,337,145 | $171,457,201,936 |
2001 | $870,031,677 | $174,239,354,071 |
2002 | $897,031,250 | $195,914,852,576 |
2003 | $1,052,121,055 | $229,385,469,337 |
2004 | $1,226,829,563 | $265,268,662,473 |
2005 | $1,163,362,438 | $309,978,579,744 |
2006 | $1,575,200,391 | $346,915,160,682 |
2007 | $1,868,383,461 | $402,643,260,488 |
2008 | $2,271,646,188 | $464,917,553,191 |
2009 | $2,345,294,875 | $387,976,400,617 |
2010 | $2,588,176,055 | $431,052,143,940 |
2011 | $2,774,350,240 | $501,360,549,669 |
2012 | $2,886,163,997 | $512,777,309,841 |
2013 | $3,295,009,238 | $526,014,468,085 |
2014 | $3,697,353,039 | $501,736,471,833 |
2015 | $4,129,505,319 | $388,159,512,246 |
2016 | $4,409,942,624 | $370,956,547,619 |
2017 | $4,816,426,257 | $401,745,275,035 |
2018 | $5,404,344,163 | $439,788,625,884 |
2019 | $5,726,094,799 | $408,742,840,909 |
2020 | $3,712,604,583 | $367,633,418,887 |
2021 | $5,252,457,370 | $503,367,986,030 |
2022 | $6,177,118,114 | $596,297,651,036 |
2023 | $6,590,894,302 | $482,949,731,777 |
2024 | $6,975,146,349 | $483,727,398,216 |
Maldives and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $1,451 |
1961 | - | $1,571 |
1962 | - | $1,678 |
1963 | - | $1,787 |
1964 | - | $1,951 |
1965 | - | $2,179 |
1966 | - | $2,333 |
1967 | - | $2,531 |
1968 | - | $2,680 |
1969 | - | $2,894 |
1970 | $156.9 | $3,306 |
1971 | $169.8 | $3,736 |
1972 | $192.2 | $4,414 |
1973 | $228.7 | $5,690 |
1974 | $281.5 | $6,812 |
1975 | $171.4 | $8,204 |
1976 | $151.8 | $8,927 |
1977 | $137.3 | $10,266 |
1978 | $156.1 | $11,463 |
1979 | $240.2 | $13,047 |
1980 | $257.6 | $15,772 |
1981 | $264.1 | $15,513 |
1982 | $274.8 | $15,225 |
1983 | $323 | $14,928 |
1984 | $594 | $14,989 |
1985 | $669 | $15,754 |
1986 | $720 | $18,883 |
1987 | $692 | $22,506 |
1988 | $799 | $24,207 |
1989 | $870 | $24,281 |
1990 | $957 | $28,243 |
1991 | $1,054 | $28,597 |
1992 | $1,194 | $30,524 |
1993 | $1,317 | $27,964 |
1994 | $1,419 | $29,316 |
1995 | $1,555 | $34,876 |
1996 | $1,717 | $37,322 |
1997 | $1,898 | $36,629 |
1998 | $1,980 | $34,803 |
1999 | $2,124 | $36,393 |
2000 | $2,214 | $38,178 |
2001 | $3,034 | $38,602 |
2002 | $3,076 | $43,171 |
2003 | $3,549 | $50,250 |
2004 | $4,070 | $57,769 |
2005 | $3,797 | $67,047 |
2006 | $5,019 | $74,434 |
2007 | $5,758 | $85,502 |
2008 | $6,757 | $97,504 |
2009 | $6,734 | $80,348 |
2010 | $7,174 | $88,163 |
2011 | $7,425 | $101,222 |
2012 | $7,461 | $102,176 |
2013 | $8,236 | $103,554 |
2014 | $8,939 | $97,667 |
2015 | $9,645 | $74,810 |
2016 | $9,948 | $70,867 |
2017 | $10,510 | $76,132 |
2018 | $11,423 | $82,793 |
2019 | $11,740 | $76,431 |
2020 | $7,394 | $68,340 |
2021 | $10,176 | $93,073 |
2022 | $11,786 | $109,270 |
2023 | $12,530 | $87,497 |
2024 | $13,216 | $86,810 |
Maldives vs. Norway life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 36.5 | 71.6 |
1951 | 37.1 | 72.5 |
1952 | 37 | 72.7 |
1953 | 36.9 | 73.1 |
1954 | 36.9 | 73.2 |
1955 | 37 | 73.4 |
1956 | 37.1 | 73.5 |
1957 | 37.3 | 73.4 |
1958 | 37.6 | 73.4 |
1959 | 37.9 | 73.6 |
1960 | 38.2 | 73.6 |
1961 | 38.6 | 73.6 |
1962 | 39.1 | 73.5 |
1963 | 39.6 | 73.1 |
1964 | 40.2 | 73.6 |
1965 | 40.8 | 73.7 |
1966 | 41.4 | 74 |
1967 | 42.1 | 74.1 |
1968 | 42.9 | 73.9 |
1969 | 43.7 | 73.7 |
1970 | 44.5 | 74.1 |
1971 | 45.5 | 74.2 |
1972 | 46.4 | 74.3 |
1973 | 47.5 | 74.4 |
1974 | 48.5 | 74.8 |
1975 | 49.6 | 74.8 |
1976 | 50.8 | 75 |
1977 | 51.8 | 75.4 |
1978 | 50.4 | 75.4 |
1979 | 53.9 | 75.4 |
1980 | 54.8 | 75.7 |
1981 | 55.7 | 75.9 |
1982 | 56.6 | 76 |
1983 | 57.5 | 76.1 |
1984 | 58.3 | 76.2 |
1985 | 59.2 | 75.9 |
1986 | 60 | 76.3 |
1987 | 60.8 | 76.1 |
1988 | 61.6 | 76.3 |
1989 | 62.4 | 76.5 |
1990 | 63.1 | 76.6 |
1991 | 63.9 | 77 |
1992 | 64.7 | 77.2 |
1993 | 65.4 | 77.2 |
1994 | 66.2 | 77.8 |
1995 | 67 | 77.8 |
1996 | 67.7 | 78.2 |
1997 | 68.5 | 78.2 |
1998 | 69.3 | 78.4 |
1999 | 70.2 | 78.4 |
2000 | 70.9 | 78.7 |
2001 | 71.7 | 78.9 |
2002 | 72.4 | 79 |
2003 | 73.3 | 79.5 |
2004 | 73 | 80 |
2005 | 74.8 | 80.2 |
2006 | 75.3 | 80.4 |
2007 | 75.7 | 80.5 |
2008 | 76 | 80.7 |
2009 | 76.4 | 80.9 |
2010 | 76.8 | 81 |
2011 | 77.1 | 81.2 |
2012 | 77.5 | 81.4 |
2013 | 77.8 | 81.7 |
2014 | 78.2 | 82.1 |
2015 | 78.6 | 82.3 |
2016 | 78.9 | 82.4 |
2017 | 79.2 | 82.6 |
2018 | 79.4 | 82.8 |
2019 | 79.7 | 83 |
2020 | 78.7 | 83.2 |
2021 | 78.1 | 83.2 |
2022 | 80.8 | 82.6 |
2023 | 81 | 83.3 |
2024 | 81.3 | 83.5 |
2025 | 81.5 | 83.6 |
Maldives and Norway population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 91,189 | 3,581,239 |
1961 | 93,450 | 3,609,800 |
1962 | 95,802 | 3,638,918 |
1963 | 98,222 | 3,666,537 |
1964 | 100,662 | 3,694,339 |
1965 | 104,102 | 3,723,168 |
1966 | 108,507 | 3,753,012 |
1967 | 112,528 | 3,784,539 |
1968 | 116,075 | 3,816,486 |
1969 | 119,564 | 3,847,707 |
1970 | 123,219 | 3,875,763 |
1971 | 127,035 | 3,903,039 |
1972 | 130,968 | 3,933,004 |
1973 | 134,952 | 3,960,612 |
1974 | 138,978 | 3,985,258 |
1975 | 143,158 | 4,007,313 |
1976 | 147,525 | 4,026,152 |
1977 | 151,930 | 4,043,205 |
1978 | 156,159 | 4,058,671 |
1979 | 160,360 | 4,072,517 |
1980 | 164,835 | 4,085,620 |
1981 | 169,532 | 4,099,702 |
1982 | 174,333 | 4,114,787 |
1983 | 179,128 | 4,128,432 |
1984 | 184,198 | 4,140,099 |
1985 | 190,169 | 4,152,516 |
1986 | 196,935 | 4,167,354 |
1987 | 203,944 | 4,186,905 |
1988 | 210,885 | 4,209,488 |
1989 | 217,738 | 4,226,901 |
1990 | 224,762 | 4,241,473 |
1991 | 231,802 | 4,261,732 |
1992 | 238,543 | 4,286,401 |
1993 | 244,884 | 4,311,991 |
1994 | 250,822 | 4,336,613 |
1995 | 256,649 | 4,359,184 |
1996 | 262,347 | 4,381,336 |
1997 | 267,707 | 4,405,157 |
1998 | 272,723 | 4,431,464 |
1999 | 277,412 | 4,461,913 |
2000 | 282,019 | 4,490,967 |
2001 | 286,767 | 4,513,751 |
2002 | 291,616 | 4,538,159 |
2003 | 296,491 | 4,564,855 |
2004 | 301,413 | 4,591,910 |
2005 | 306,429 | 4,623,291 |
2006 | 313,851 | 4,660,677 |
2007 | 324,479 | 4,709,153 |
2008 | 336,170 | 4,768,212 |
2009 | 348,275 | 4,828,726 |
2010 | 360,792 | 4,889,252 |
2011 | 373,674 | 4,953,088 |
2012 | 386,818 | 5,018,573 |
2013 | 400,070 | 5,079,623 |
2014 | 413,617 | 5,137,232 |
2015 | 428,154 | 5,188,607 |
2016 | 443,308 | 5,234,519 |
2017 | 458,287 | 5,276,968 |
2018 | 473,099 | 5,311,916 |
2019 | 487,731 | 5,347,896 |
2020 | 502,118 | 5,379,475 |
2021 | 516,154 | 5,408,320 |
2022 | 524,106 | 5,457,127 |
2023 | 525,994 | 5,519,594 |
2024 | 527,799 | 5,572,272 |
Fertility rates in Maldives and Norway
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.71 | 2.85 |
1961 | 6.79 | 2.94 |
1962 | 6.89 | 2.91 |
1963 | 6.94 | 2.93 |
1964 | 7 | 2.98 |
1965 | 7.07 | 2.94 |
1966 | 7.15 | 2.9 |
1967 | 7.23 | 2.81 |
1968 | 7.28 | 2.75 |
1969 | 7.33 | 2.7 |
1970 | 7.39 | 2.5 |
1971 | 7.38 | 2.49 |
1972 | 7.37 | 2.38 |
1973 | 7.4 | 2.23 |
1974 | 7.38 | 2.13 |
1975 | 7.32 | 1.98 |
1976 | 7.29 | 1.86 |
1977 | 7.27 | 1.75 |
1978 | 7.23 | 1.77 |
1979 | 7.23 | 1.75 |
1980 | 7.23 | 1.72 |
1981 | 7.19 | 1.7 |
1982 | 7.15 | 1.71 |
1983 | 7.09 | 1.66 |
1984 | 7.03 | 1.66 |
1985 | 6.94 | 1.68 |
1986 | 6.85 | 1.71 |
1987 | 6.73 | 1.74 |
1988 | 6.58 | 1.84 |
1989 | 6.39 | 1.89 |
1990 | 6.13 | 1.93 |
1991 | 5.8 | 1.92 |
1992 | 5.44 | 1.88 |
1993 | 5.06 | 1.86 |
1994 | 4.69 | 1.87 |
1995 | 4.29 | 1.87 |
1996 | 3.86 | 1.89 |
1997 | 3.48 | 1.86 |
1998 | 3.17 | 1.81 |
1999 | 2.9 | 1.85 |
2000 | 2.69 | 1.85 |
2001 | 2.53 | 1.78 |
2002 | 2.42 | 1.75 |
2003 | 2.34 | 1.8 |
2004 | 2.26 | 1.83 |
2005 | 2.2 | 1.84 |
2006 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
2007 | 2.29 | 1.9 |
2008 | 2.37 | 1.96 |
2009 | 2.39 | 1.98 |
2010 | 2.35 | 1.95 |
2011 | 2.31 | 1.88 |
2012 | 2.25 | 1.85 |
2013 | 2.17 | 1.78 |
2014 | 2.09 | 1.75 |
2015 | 2 | 1.72 |
2016 | 1.9 | 1.71 |
2017 | 1.8 | 1.62 |
2018 | 1.71 | 1.56 |
2019 | 1.64 | 1.53 |
2020 | 1.61 | 1.48 |
2021 | 1.6 | 1.55 |
2022 | 1.58 | 1.41 |
2023 | 1.58 | 1.4 |
Maldives and Norway demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 20.6 | 34.3 |
1961 | 20.6 | 34.4 |
1962 | 20.6 | 34.4 |
1963 | 20.6 | 34.3 |
1964 | 20.5 | 34.2 |
1965 | 19.9 | 34.1 |
1966 | 18.9 | 33.9 |
1967 | 18.2 | 33.7 |
1968 | 17.8 | 33.5 |
1969 | 17.6 | 33.2 |
1970 | 17.4 | 32.9 |
1971 | 17.3 | 32.7 |
1972 | 17.2 | 32.5 |
1973 | 17.2 | 32.4 |
1974 | 17.2 | 32.4 |
1975 | 17.1 | 32.5 |
1976 | 17 | 32.6 |
1977 | 17 | 32.7 |
1978 | 17 | 32.9 |
1979 | 16.9 | 33.1 |
1980 | 16.8 | 33.3 |
1981 | 16.8 | 33.6 |
1982 | 16.9 | 33.9 |
1983 | 16.9 | 34.1 |
1984 | 17 | 34.4 |
1985 | 17 | 34.6 |
1986 | 16.9 | 34.8 |
1987 | 16.7 | 34.9 |
1988 | 16.6 | 35.1 |
1989 | 16.5 | 35.2 |
1990 | 16.4 | 35.4 |
1991 | 16.4 | 35.5 |
1992 | 16.4 | 35.7 |
1993 | 16.5 | 35.8 |
1994 | 16.7 | 35.9 |
1995 | 16.9 | 36.1 |
1996 | 17.3 | 36.2 |
1997 | 17.6 | 36.4 |
1998 | 18 | 36.5 |
1999 | 18.4 | 36.7 |
2000 | 18.9 | 36.9 |
2001 | 19.3 | 37.1 |
2002 | 19.8 | 37.3 |
2003 | 20.3 | 37.5 |
2004 | 20.9 | 37.7 |
2005 | 21.5 | 37.9 |
2006 | 22.1 | 38.1 |
2007 | 22.7 | 38.3 |
2008 | 23.2 | 38.4 |
2009 | 23.8 | 38.5 |
2010 | 24.4 | 38.6 |
2011 | 25.1 | 38.7 |
2012 | 25.8 | 38.8 |
2013 | 26.5 | 38.9 |
2014 | 27.1 | 39 |
2015 | 27.6 | 39.2 |
2016 | 28 | 39.3 |
2017 | 28.5 | 39.4 |
2018 | 29 | 39.6 |
2019 | 29.5 | 39.8 |
2020 | 30.1 | 40 |
2021 | 30.7 | 40.3 |
2022 | 31.4 | 40.4 |
2023 | 32.1 | 40.5 |
2024 | 32.9 | 40.7 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$6.15B
2024 |
$548B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
47.3%
2025 |
47.9%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.17%
2023 |
5.46%
2022 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
1.61%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
5,000
2000 |
25,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-15.2%
2025 |
+13.2%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
4.56%
2019 |
3.98%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
73.8%
2024 |
51.8%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
9.02%
2024 |
37%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
48.3
2025 |
78.3
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
23.3%
2019 |
21.6%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.8%
2019 |
3.6%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
253,085
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
5.84%
2024 |
Number of billionaires | n/a |
17
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.0004%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
180
2017 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$296B
2019 |
Total reserves including gold |
$674M
2024 |
$81.2B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$5.65M
2024 |
$621M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
555,000
2020 |
1,397,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
78.9%
2020 |
1.86%
2020 |
Banked people share |
79.5%
2017 |
98.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
921 kg
2007 |
4,885 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$13.9
2007 |
$20.6
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
2.88 megatons
2023 |
44.1 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
5.47 tons
2023 |
7.98 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
46.3%
2023 |
Renewable energy use share |
1.2%
2022 |
61.4%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
48.2%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
-704%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
23,520 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
5.82%
2021 |
99.1%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
89.1%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.006%
2024 |
0.07%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-2,421
2024 |
+44,356
2024 |
Urban population |
42.4%
2024 |
84.3%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.51 ft
2025 |
5.92 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.06 ft
2025 |
5.46 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
61.8
2025 |
92.4
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
38
2024 |
81
2024 |
Higher education index |
4
2025 |
94
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
0.6
2019 |
0.73
2023 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
1.6
2019 |
2.1
2019 |
Visa free countries |
101
2025 |
175
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
97.9%
2021 |
95%
2013 |
English speaking |
70%
2025 |
87.6%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
84.7%
2023 |
99%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,151
2022 |
$8,693
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$201.9
2022 |
$1,224
2022 |
Life expectancy |
81.5 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
2.85%
2022 |
0%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.16
2019 |
5.17
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
23.2 years
2025 |
30.1 years
2023 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
32
2023 |
1
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
5.7
2023 |
2.4
2023 |
Obesity rate |
17.9%
2022 |
19.5%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
9.5%
2024 |
4.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
62
2025 |
87
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
26.3%
2022 |
14.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.49 liters
2020 |
7.38 liters
2020 |
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