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Maldives vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 188th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Palau
Population
531152
17663
Population rank 168/197 194/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 160/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 77/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 33/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Maldives and Palau: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Palau economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Palau
Year GDP
Maldives Palau
1970 $19,328,038 $11,563,041
1971 $21,566,404 $12,706,874
1972 $25,177,138 $13,956,474
1973 $30,862,042 $15,331,889
1974 $39,120,171 $16,848,759
1975 $24,540,878 $18,521,112
1976 $22,399,467 $20,364,420
1977 $20,853,789 $22,308,104
1978 $24,369,109 $24,530,015
1979 $38,523,364 $27,004,251
1980 $42,463,576 $29,728,054
1981 $44,781,457 $32,726,594
1982 $47,911,340 $36,027,583
1983 $57,829,787 $39,661,530
1984 $109,503,546 $44,814,259
1985 $127,190,758 $51,030,637
1986 $141,882,254 $58,109,314
1987 $141,223,029 $66,169,905
1988 $168,514,513 $75,348,615
1989 $189,514,434 $85,800,543
1990 $215,043,970 $97,702,303
1991 $244,396,762 $106,555,300
1992 $284,875,809 $104,771,300
1993 $322,417,837 $96,455,700
1994 $356,014,932 $106,138,500
1995 $398,988,955 $121,018,500
1996 $450,382,328 $137,494,600
1997 $508,223,602 $143,860,800
1998 $540,096,398 $149,079,600
1999 $589,239,754 $144,206,500
2000 $624,337,145 $149,535,800
2001 $870,031,677 $159,453,500
2002 $897,031,250 $162,665,500
2003 $1,052,121,055 $154,559,900
2004 $1,226,829,563 $166,391,600
2005 $1,163,362,438 $191,048,400
2006 $1,575,200,391 $193,679,700
2007 $1,868,383,461 $200,903,600
2008 $2,271,646,188 $201,167,300
2009 $2,345,294,875 $189,998,000
2010 $2,588,176,055 $188,174,300
2011 $2,774,350,240 $198,873,900
2012 $2,886,163,997 $215,762,400
2013 $3,295,009,238 $225,345,700
2014 $3,697,353,039 $243,156,500
2015 $4,129,505,319 $278,824,800
2016 $4,409,942,624 $298,323,500
2017 $4,816,426,257 $285,600,000
2018 $5,404,344,163 $288,546,300
2019 $5,726,094,799 $281,941,600
2020 $3,712,604,583 $258,990,800
2021 $5,252,457,370 $235,752,900
2022 $6,177,118,114 $255,591,100
2023 $6,590,894,302 $281,849,100
2024 $6,975,146,349 -

Maldives and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Palau
1970 $156.9 $1,017
1971 $169.8 $1,081
1972 $192.2 $1,145
1973 $228.7 $1,221
1974 $281.5 $1,328
1975 $171.4 $1,464
1976 $151.8 $1,616
1977 $137.3 $1,781
1978 $156.1 $1,972
1979 $240.2 $2,189
1980 $257.6 $2,423
1981 $264.1 $2,639
1982 $274.8 $2,838
1983 $323 $3,049
1984 $594 $3,360
1985 $669 $3,728
1986 $720 $4,144
1987 $692 $4,616
1988 $799 $5,145
1989 $870 $5,741
1990 $957 $6,403
1991 $1,054 $6,824
1992 $1,194 $6,553
1993 $1,317 $5,892
1994 $1,419 $6,329
1995 $1,555 $7,038
1996 $1,717 $7,788
1997 $1,898 $7,945
1998 $1,980 $8,048
1999 $2,124 $7,630
2000 $2,214 $7,797
2001 $3,034 $8,240
2002 $3,076 $8,341
2003 $3,549 $7,862
2004 $4,070 $8,395
2005 $3,797 $9,640
2006 $5,019 $9,885
2007 $5,758 $10,408
2008 $6,757 $10,583
2009 $6,734 $10,155
2010 $7,174 $10,229
2011 $7,425 $11,001
2012 $7,461 $12,145
2013 $8,236 $12,769
2014 $8,939 $13,726
2015 $9,645 $15,691
2016 $9,948 $16,763
2017 $10,510 $16,034
2018 $11,423 $16,198
2019 $11,740 $15,841
2020 $7,394 $14,557
2021 $10,176 $13,257
2022 $11,786 $14,392
2023 $12,530 $15,899
2024 $13,216 -

Maldives vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Palau
1950 36.5 52.7
1951 37.1 52.9
1952 37 53.1
1953 36.9 53.3
1954 36.9 53.5
1955 37 53.7
1956 37.1 53.9
1957 37.3 54.1
1958 37.6 54.4
1959 37.9 54.6
1960 38.2 54.9
1961 38.6 55.1
1962 39.1 55.4
1963 39.6 55.6
1964 40.2 55.8
1965 40.8 55.9
1966 41.4 56.2
1967 42.1 56.5
1968 42.9 56.9
1969 43.7 57.3
1970 44.5 57.7
1971 45.5 58.1
1972 46.4 58.6
1973 47.5 59
1974 48.5 59.5
1975 49.6 60
1976 50.8 60.5
1977 51.8 60.9
1978 50.4 61.3
1979 53.9 61.6
1980 54.8 61.9
1981 55.7 62.1
1982 56.6 62.3
1983 57.5 62.5
1984 58.3 62.6
1985 59.2 62.7
1986 60 62.8
1987 60.8 62.8
1988 61.6 62.8
1989 62.4 62.8
1990 63.1 62.8
1991 63.9 62.8
1992 64.7 62.9
1993 65.4 63
1994 66.2 63.1
1995 67 63.3
1996 67.7 63.5
1997 68.5 63.7
1998 69.3 64
1999 70.2 64.2
2000 70.9 64.5
2001 71.7 64.8
2002 72.4 65.1
2003 73.3 65.4
2004 73 65.8
2005 74.8 66.2
2006 75.3 66.6
2007 75.7 67.1
2008 76 67.6
2009 76.4 68
2010 76.8 68.3
2011 77.1 68.6
2012 77.5 68.9
2013 77.8 69
2014 78.2 69.1
2015 78.6 69.1
2016 78.9 69
2017 79.2 69
2018 79.4 69
2019 79.7 69
2020 78.7 68.7
2021 78.1 68.6
2022 80.8 68.9
2023 81 69.3
2024 81.3 69.4
2025 81.5 69.5

Maldives and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Palau
Year Population
Maldives Palau
1960 91,189 9,328
1961 93,450 9,555
1962 95,802 9,793
1963 98,222 10,037
1964 100,662 10,292
1965 104,102 10,547
1966 108,507 10,805
1967 112,528 10,988
1968 116,075 11,080
1969 119,564 11,159
1970 123,219 11,368
1971 127,035 11,759
1972 130,968 12,194
1973 134,952 12,552
1974 138,978 12,687
1975 143,158 12,655
1976 147,525 12,598
1977 151,930 12,525
1978 156,159 12,440
1979 160,360 12,337
1980 164,835 12,271
1981 169,532 12,402
1982 174,333 12,694
1983 179,128 13,006
1984 184,198 13,337
1985 190,169 13,688
1986 196,935 14,024
1987 203,944 14,334
1988 210,885 14,645
1989 217,738 14,945
1990 224,762 15,259
1991 231,802 15,614
1992 238,543 15,989
1993 244,884 16,372
1994 250,822 16,770
1995 256,649 17,195
1996 262,347 17,654
1997 267,707 18,108
1998 272,723 18,524
1999 277,412 18,901
2000 282,019 19,178
2001 286,767 19,352
2002 291,616 19,503
2003 296,491 19,659
2004 301,413 19,820
2005 306,429 19,819
2006 313,851 19,593
2007 324,479 19,302
2008 336,170 19,009
2009 348,275 18,709
2010 360,792 18,396
2011 373,674 18,078
2012 386,818 17,765
2013 400,070 17,648
2014 413,617 17,715
2015 428,154 17,770
2016 443,308 17,797
2017 458,287 17,812
2018 473,099 17,814
2019 487,731 17,798
2020 502,118 17,792
2021 516,154 17,783
2022 524,106 17,759
2023 525,994 17,727
2024 527,799 17,695

Fertility rates in Maldives and Palau

Fertility rate
Maldives

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Palau
1960 6.71 7.19
1961 6.79 7.17
1962 6.89 7.15
1963 6.94 7.12
1964 7 7.08
1965 7.07 7.01
1966 7.15 6.93
1967 7.23 6.84
1968 7.28 6.71
1969 7.33 6.58
1970 7.39 6.39
1971 7.38 6.16
1972 7.37 5.9
1973 7.4 5.59
1974 7.38 5.26
1975 7.32 4.9
1976 7.29 4.53
1977 7.27 4.09
1978 7.23 3.74
1979 7.23 3.49
1980 7.23 3.35
1981 7.19 3.28
1982 7.15 3.22
1983 7.09 3.14
1984 7.03 3.08
1985 6.94 3.01
1986 6.85 2.98
1987 6.73 2.93
1988 6.58 2.91
1989 6.39 2.92
1990 6.13 2.88
1991 5.8 2.74
1992 5.44 2.71
1993 5.06 2.73
1994 4.69 2.66
1995 4.29 2.55
1996 3.86 2.39
1997 3.48 2.19
1998 3.17 2.01
1999 2.9 1.91
2000 2.69 1.82
2001 2.53 1.87
2002 2.42 1.92
2003 2.34 1.96
2004 2.26 1.99
2005 2.2 2.02
2006 2.2 2
2007 2.29 1.97
2008 2.37 1.95
2009 2.39 1.94
2010 2.35 1.94
2011 2.31 1.97
2012 2.25 2.01
2013 2.17 2.05
2014 2.09 2.03
2015 2 2
2016 1.9 2.06
2017 1.8 2.02
2018 1.71 1.97
2019 1.64 1.98
2020 1.61 1.97
2021 1.6 1.95
2022 1.58 1.93
2023 1.58 1.91

Maldives and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Palau
Year Median age, years
Maldives Palau
1960 20.6 16.7
1961 20.6 16.1
1962 20.6 15.5
1963 20.6 15.1
1964 20.5 15
1965 19.9 14.9
1966 18.9 14.9
1967 18.2 15.2
1968 17.8 15.7
1969 17.6 16.1
1970 17.4 16.5
1971 17.3 16.6
1972 17.2 16.6
1973 17.2 16.8
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17.1 17.4
1976 17 17.8
1977 17 18.1
1978 17 18.3
1979 16.9 18.6
1980 16.8 18.9
1981 16.8 19.3
1982 16.9 19.9
1983 16.9 20.5
1984 17 21.1
1985 17 21.6
1986 16.9 22.2
1987 16.7 23.1
1988 16.6 24
1989 16.5 24.9
1990 16.4 25.6
1991 16.4 26
1992 16.4 26.4
1993 16.5 26.9
1994 16.7 27.4
1995 16.9 27.8
1996 17.3 28.3
1997 17.6 28.8
1998 18 29.4
1999 18.4 30.2
2000 18.9 30.8
2001 19.3 31.2
2002 19.8 31.5
2003 20.3 31.8
2004 20.9 32
2005 21.5 32.3
2006 22.1 32.7
2007 22.7 33.1
2008 23.2 33.5
2009 23.8 33.9
2010 24.4 34.2
2011 25.1 34.6
2012 25.8 35
2013 26.5 35.3
2014 27.1 35.6
2015 27.6 36
2016 28 36.3
2017 28.5 36.7
2018 29 37
2019 29.5 37.4
2020 30.1 37.8
2021 30.7 38.1
2022 31.4 38.5
2023 32.1 38.8
2024 32.9 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Palau
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
101
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
70%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Maldives Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Maldives Palau
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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