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Maldives vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 188th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Oman
Population
531152
5636678
Population rank 168/197 120/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Maldives and Oman: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Oman economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Oman
Year GDP
Maldives Oman
1960 - $44,234,656
1961 - $45,634,487
1962 - $56,273,202
1963 - $59,912,763
1964 - $61,872,526
1965 - $63,279,975
1966 - $67,759,973
1967 - $107,151,832
1968 - $188,879,849
1969 - $239,999,808
1970 $19,328,038 $256,319,795
1971 $21,566,404 $301,010,587
1972 $25,177,138 $366,883,548
1973 $30,862,042 $483,066,991
1974 $39,120,171 $1,645,917,776
1975 $24,540,878 $2,096,699,189
1976 $22,399,467 $2,560,220,035
1977 $20,853,789 $2,741,169,948
1978 $24,369,109 $2,740,301,390
1979 $38,523,364 $3,733,352,635
1980 $42,463,576 $5,981,760,278
1981 $44,781,457 $7,259,120,151
1982 $47,911,340 $7,554,719,456
1983 $57,829,787 $7,932,541,691
1984 $109,503,546 $8,821,443,151
1985 $127,190,758 $10,005,645,420
1986 $141,882,254 $7,324,167,369
1987 $141,223,029 $7,811,183,095
1988 $168,514,513 $8,386,215,865
1989 $189,514,434 $9,372,171,651
1990 $215,043,970 $13,310,273,082
1991 $244,396,762 $12,918,335,501
1992 $284,875,809 $14,183,615,085
1993 $322,417,837 $14,230,429,129
1994 $356,014,932 $14,715,214,564
1995 $398,988,955 $15,722,236,671
1996 $450,382,328 $17,402,080,624
1997 $508,223,602 $18,039,791,938
1998 $540,096,398 $16,044,213,264
1999 $589,239,754 $17,832,769,831
2000 $624,337,145 $22,259,557,867
2001 $870,031,677 $22,205,721,717
2002 $897,031,250 $23,065,539,662
2003 $1,052,121,055 $24,733,680,104
2004 $1,226,829,563 $28,378,933,680
2005 $1,163,362,438 $35,506,892,068
2006 $1,575,200,391 $42,577,633,290
2007 $1,868,383,461 $48,300,390,117
2008 $2,271,646,188 $69,804,681,404
2009 $2,345,294,875 $55,454,096,229
2010 $2,588,176,055 $64,993,498,049
2011 $2,774,350,240 $77,497,529,259
2012 $2,886,163,997 $87,408,842,653
2013 $3,295,009,238 $89,936,020,806
2014 $3,697,353,039 $92,699,089,727
2015 $4,129,505,319 $78,710,793,238
2016 $4,409,942,624 $75,128,738,622
2017 $4,816,426,257 $80,856,697,009
2018 $5,404,344,163 $91,505,851,756
2019 $5,726,094,799 $88,060,858,257
2020 $3,712,604,583 $75,909,492,848
2021 $5,252,457,370 $87,323,797,139
2022 $6,177,118,114 $109,852,795,839
2023 $6,590,894,302 $105,895,708,713
2024 $6,975,146,349 $106,942,782,835

Maldives and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Oman
1960 - $83.4
1961 - $84.5
1962 - $102.3
1963 - $106.8
1964 - $108.1
1965 - $108.1
1966 - $113.2
1967 - $174.7
1968 - $300
1969 - $372
1970 $156.9 $387
1971 $169.8 $442
1972 $192.2 $524
1973 $228.7 $670
1974 $281.5 $2,203
1975 $171.4 $2,692
1976 $151.8 $3,143
1977 $137.3 $3,205
1978 $156.1 $3,044
1979 $240.2 $3,934
1980 $257.6 $5,974
1981 $264.1 $6,866
1982 $274.8 $6,759
1983 $323 $6,714
1984 $594 $7,070
1985 $669 $7,549
1986 $720 $5,182
1987 $692 $5,204
1988 $799 $5,279
1989 $870 $5,591
1990 $957 $7,546
1991 $1,054 $6,977
1992 $1,194 $7,318
1993 $1,317 $7,039
1994 $1,419 $7,068
1995 $1,555 $7,414
1996 $1,717 $8,068
1997 $1,898 $8,235
1998 $1,980 $7,219
1999 $2,124 $7,915
2000 $2,214 $9,754
2001 $3,034 $9,612
2002 $3,076 $9,869
2003 $3,549 $10,464
2004 $4,070 $11,801
2005 $3,797 $14,435
2006 $5,019 $16,931
2007 $5,758 $18,793
2008 $6,757 $26,577
2009 $6,734 $20,656
2010 $7,174 $23,570
2011 $7,425 $25,188
2012 $7,461 $24,642
2013 $8,236 $23,458
2014 $8,939 $23,161
2015 $9,645 $18,808
2016 $9,948 $17,110
2017 $10,510 $17,820
2018 $11,423 $19,902
2019 $11,740 $19,180
2020 $7,394 $16,785
2021 $10,176 $19,403
2022 $11,786 $23,224
2023 $12,530 $20,972
2024 $13,216 $20,248

Maldives vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Oman
1950 36.5 29.3
1951 37.1 29.8
1952 37 30.2
1953 36.9 30.7
1954 36.9 31.2
1955 37 31.8
1956 37.1 32.4
1957 37.3 33
1958 37.6 33.8
1959 37.9 34.6
1960 38.2 35.4
1961 38.6 36.4
1962 39.1 37.4
1963 39.6 38.5
1964 40.2 39.6
1965 40.8 40.8
1966 41.4 42
1967 42.1 43.2
1968 42.9 44.4
1969 43.7 45.6
1970 44.5 46.6
1971 45.5 47.9
1972 46.4 48.7
1973 47.5 50
1974 48.5 51.2
1975 49.6 52.5
1976 50.8 54.4
1977 51.8 55.5
1978 50.4 57
1979 53.9 58.3
1980 54.8 59.6
1981 55.7 60.8
1982 56.6 62
1983 57.5 63.2
1984 58.3 64.3
1985 59.2 65.3
1986 60 66.2
1987 60.8 67
1988 61.6 67.7
1989 62.4 68.4
1990 63.1 69
1991 63.9 69.6
1992 64.7 70.1
1993 65.4 70.6
1994 66.2 71.1
1995 67 71.6
1996 67.7 72
1997 68.5 72.5
1998 69.3 72.9
1999 70.2 73.3
2000 70.9 73.6
2001 71.7 74
2002 72.4 74.3
2003 73.3 74.5
2004 73 74.8
2005 74.8 75.1
2006 75.3 75.4
2007 75.7 75.6
2008 76 76.1
2009 76.4 76.6
2010 76.8 77.2
2011 77.1 77.7
2012 77.5 78.2
2013 77.8 78.6
2014 78.2 79
2015 78.6 79.3
2016 78.9 79.6
2017 79.2 79.7
2018 79.4 79.9
2019 79.7 79.9
2020 78.7 77.8
2021 78.1 76
2022 80.8 77.9
2023 81 80
2024 81.3 80.2
2025 81.5 80.5

Maldives and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Oman
Year Population
Maldives Oman
1960 91,189 530,485
1961 93,450 539,854
1962 95,802 549,941
1963 98,222 560,827
1964 100,662 572,577
1965 104,102 585,236
1966 108,507 598,804
1967 112,528 613,318
1968 116,075 628,798
1969 119,564 645,255
1970 123,219 662,680
1971 127,035 681,119
1972 130,968 700,593
1973 134,952 721,179
1974 138,978 746,988
1975 143,158 778,864
1976 147,525 814,701
1977 151,930 855,314
1978 156,159 900,304
1979 160,360 949,116
1980 164,835 1,001,248
1981 169,532 1,057,320
1982 174,333 1,117,678
1983 179,128 1,181,459
1984 184,198 1,247,716
1985 190,169 1,325,480
1986 196,935 1,413,419
1987 203,944 1,500,996
1988 210,885 1,588,568
1989 217,738 1,676,228
1990 224,762 1,763,954
1991 231,802 1,851,473
1992 238,543 1,938,238
1993 244,884 2,021,675
1994 250,822 2,081,834
1995 256,649 2,120,528
1996 262,347 2,156,926
1997 267,707 2,190,720
1998 272,723 2,222,489
1999 277,412 2,252,909
2000 282,019 2,282,131
2001 286,767 2,310,217
2002 291,616 2,337,140
2003 296,491 2,363,796
2004 301,413 2,404,821
2005 306,429 2,459,802
2006 313,851 2,514,795
2007 324,479 2,570,174
2008 336,170 2,626,529
2009 348,275 2,684,659
2010 360,792 2,757,446
2011 373,674 3,076,763
2012 386,818 3,547,106
2013 400,070 3,833,913
2014 413,617 4,002,439
2015 428,154 4,184,895
2016 443,308 4,390,877
2017 458,287 4,537,396
2018 473,099 4,597,877
2019 487,731 4,591,241
2020 502,118 4,522,497
2021 516,154 4,500,424
2022 524,106 4,730,226
2023 525,994 5,049,269
2024 527,799 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Maldives and Oman

Fertility rate
Maldives

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Oman
1960 6.71 7.28
1961 6.79 7.29
1962 6.89 7.32
1963 6.94 7.33
1964 7 7.37
1965 7.07 7.39
1966 7.15 7.41
1967 7.23 7.44
1968 7.28 7.46
1969 7.33 7.49
1970 7.39 7.52
1971 7.38 7.56
1972 7.37 7.59
1973 7.4 7.63
1974 7.38 7.67
1975 7.32 7.71
1976 7.29 7.74
1977 7.27 7.78
1978 7.23 7.82
1979 7.23 7.85
1980 7.23 7.89
1981 7.19 7.9
1982 7.15 7.84
1983 7.09 7.75
1984 7.03 7.64
1985 6.94 7.51
1986 6.85 7.35
1987 6.73 7.18
1988 6.58 6.95
1989 6.39 6.72
1990 6.13 6.46
1991 5.8 6.2
1992 5.44 5.92
1993 5.06 5.64
1994 4.69 5.36
1995 4.29 5.07
1996 3.86 4.79
1997 3.48 4.52
1998 3.17 4.27
1999 2.9 4.06
2000 2.69 3.85
2001 2.53 3.66
2002 2.42 3.51
2003 2.34 3.37
2004 2.26 3.2
2005 2.2 3.03
2006 2.2 2.88
2007 2.29 2.76
2008 2.37 2.76
2009 2.39 2.83
2010 2.35 2.97
2011 2.31 2.96
2012 2.25 2.93
2013 2.17 2.95
2014 2.09 2.97
2015 2 2.97
2016 1.9 2.95
2017 1.8 2.92
2018 1.71 2.81
2019 1.64 2.7
2020 1.61 2.64
2021 1.6 2.59
2022 1.58 2.45
2023 1.58 2.53

Maldives and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Oman
Year Median age, years
Maldives Oman
1960 20.6 18.9
1961 20.6 18.8
1962 20.6 18.7
1963 20.6 18.6
1964 20.5 18.5
1965 19.9 18.4
1966 18.9 18.2
1967 18.2 18
1968 17.8 17.8
1969 17.6 17.5
1970 17.4 17.2
1971 17.3 16.9
1972 17.2 16.7
1973 17.2 16.4
1974 17.2 16.3
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 16.5
1982 16.9 16.5
1983 16.9 16.5
1984 17 16.5
1985 17 16.6
1986 16.9 16.8
1987 16.7 17.1
1988 16.6 17.5
1989 16.5 17.9
1990 16.4 18.4
1991 16.4 18.8
1992 16.4 19.4
1993 16.5 19.9
1994 16.7 20.1
1995 16.9 20.1
1996 17.3 20.1
1997 17.6 20.2
1998 18 20.4
1999 18.4 20.6
2000 18.9 20.9
2001 19.3 21.3
2002 19.8 21.6
2003 20.3 22
2004 20.9 22.3
2005 21.5 22.7
2006 22.1 23.1
2007 22.7 23.5
2008 23.2 24
2009 23.8 24.6
2010 24.4 25.2
2011 25.1 26.5
2012 25.8 27.7
2013 26.5 28.2
2014 27.1 28.5
2015 27.6 28.8
2016 28 29.1
2017 28.5 29.4
2018 29 29.7
2019 29.5 29.9
2020 30.1 29.7
2021 30.7 29.7
2022 31.4 30
2023 32.1 30.3
2024 32.9 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
69.5%
2024

Energy

Maldives Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Oman
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
97.3%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
22%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Maldives Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Oman
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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