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Maldives vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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

Maldives Norway
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

GDP
Maldives

Norway
Year GDP
Maldives Norway
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

GDP per capita
Maldives

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Norway
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

Life expectancy
Maldives

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Norway
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

Population
Maldives

Norway
Year Population
Maldives Norway
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

Fertility rate
Maldives

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Norway
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

Median age
Maldives

Norway
Year Median age, years
Maldives Norway
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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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Norway
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

Maldives Norway
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

Maldives Norway
% 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

Maldives Norway
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

Territory

Maldives Norway
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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