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Maldives vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 188th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Panama
Population
531152
4614993
Population rank 168/197 128/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80 years
2025

Maldives and Panama: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Panama economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Panama
Year GDP
Maldives Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 $19,328,038 $1,351,006,400
1971 $21,566,404 $1,523,917,200
1972 $25,177,138 $1,673,411,700
1973 $30,862,042 $1,913,793,400
1974 $39,120,171 $2,188,307,600
1975 $24,540,878 $2,435,304,100
1976 $22,399,467 $2,588,106,000
1977 $20,853,789 $2,738,261,900
1978 $24,369,109 $3,244,558,600
1979 $38,523,364 $3,704,551,600
1980 $42,463,576 $4,614,086,400
1981 $44,781,457 $5,222,421,500
1982 $47,911,340 $5,769,767,900
1983 $57,829,787 $5,923,755,900
1984 $109,503,546 $6,183,387,100
1985 $127,190,758 $6,541,517,100
1986 $141,882,254 $6,797,834,200
1987 $141,223,029 $6,827,665,300
1988 $168,514,513 $5,902,783,400
1989 $189,514,434 $5,918,469,800
1990 $215,043,970 $6,433,967,000
1991 $244,396,762 $7,074,675,500
1992 $284,875,809 $8,042,337,700
1993 $322,417,837 $8,782,585,400
1994 $356,014,932 $9,365,289,800
1995 $398,988,955 $9,573,813,700
1996 $450,382,328 $9,197,503,300
1997 $508,223,602 $10,058,854,400
1998 $540,096,398 $11,019,557,700
1999 $589,239,754 $11,660,704,800
2000 $624,337,145 $11,966,497,000
2001 $870,031,677 $12,252,906,300
2002 $897,031,250 $12,800,851,300
2003 $1,052,121,055 $13,603,456,000
2004 $1,226,829,563 $15,100,203,400
2005 $1,163,362,438 $16,623,906,700
2006 $1,575,200,391 $18,659,721,500
2007 $1,868,383,461 $21,717,433,800
2008 $2,271,646,188 $25,721,328,000
2009 $2,345,294,875 $27,791,215,500
2010 $2,588,176,055 $30,231,009,500
2011 $2,774,350,240 $35,687,738,300
2012 $2,886,163,997 $41,595,439,700
2013 $3,295,009,238 $46,949,496,500
2014 $3,697,353,039 $51,427,104,900
2015 $4,129,505,319 $55,767,806,100
2016 $4,409,942,624 $59,760,858,700
2017 $4,816,426,257 $64,327,688,800
2018 $5,404,344,163 $67,316,471,200
2019 $5,726,094,799 $69,778,991,200
2020 $3,712,604,583 $57,059,846,500
2021 $5,252,457,370 $67,396,392,500
2022 $6,177,118,114 $76,276,116,700
2023 $6,590,894,302 $83,318,176,900
2024 $6,975,146,349 $86,260,400,000

Maldives and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 $156.9 $893
1971 $169.8 $979
1972 $192.2 $1,046
1973 $228.7 $1,164
1974 $281.5 $1,296
1975 $171.4 $1,406
1976 $151.8 $1,457
1977 $137.3 $1,503
1978 $156.1 $1,738
1979 $240.2 $1,938
1980 $257.6 $2,357
1981 $264.1 $2,605
1982 $274.8 $2,811
1983 $323 $2,819
1984 $594 $2,875
1985 $669 $2,972
1986 $720 $3,019
1987 $692 $2,966
1988 $799 $2,509
1989 $870 $2,462
1990 $957 $2,620
1991 $1,054 $2,821
1992 $1,194 $3,140
1993 $1,317 $3,358
1994 $1,419 $3,508
1995 $1,555 $3,514
1996 $1,717 $3,308
1997 $1,898 $3,546
1998 $1,980 $3,808
1999 $2,124 $3,950
2000 $2,214 $3,975
2001 $3,034 $3,992
2002 $3,076 $4,091
2003 $3,549 $4,265
2004 $4,070 $4,645
2005 $3,797 $5,018
2006 $5,019 $5,529
2007 $5,758 $6,318
2008 $6,757 $7,348
2009 $6,734 $7,797
2010 $7,174 $8,331
2011 $7,425 $9,662
2012 $7,461 $11,065
2013 $8,236 $12,273
2014 $8,939 $13,213
2015 $9,645 $14,083
2016 $9,948 $14,832
2017 $10,510 $15,695
2018 $11,423 $16,151
2019 $11,740 $16,478
2020 $7,394 $13,291
2021 $10,176 $15,510
2022 $11,786 $17,332
2023 $12,530 $18,686
2024 $13,216 $19,103

Maldives vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Panama
1950 36.5 55.4
1951 37.1 55.9
1952 37 56.4
1953 36.9 56.8
1954 36.9 57.2
1955 37 57.5
1956 37.1 57.9
1957 37.3 58.3
1958 37.6 58.9
1959 37.9 59.6
1960 38.2 60.3
1961 38.6 60.9
1962 39.1 61.4
1963 39.6 61.8
1964 40.2 62.1
1965 40.8 62.3
1966 41.4 62.6
1967 42.1 62.9
1968 42.9 63.2
1969 43.7 63.7
1970 44.5 64.1
1971 45.5 64.7
1972 46.4 65.2
1973 47.5 65.8
1974 48.5 66.6
1975 49.6 67.2
1976 50.8 67.8
1977 51.8 68.3
1978 50.4 68.7
1979 53.9 69.1
1980 54.8 69.5
1981 55.7 69.8
1982 56.6 69.9
1983 57.5 70.1
1984 58.3 70.4
1985 59.2 70.5
1986 60 70.7
1987 60.8 70.8
1988 61.6 70.9
1989 62.4 70.1
1990 63.1 71.3
1991 63.9 71.3
1992 64.7 71.5
1993 65.4 71.8
1994 66.2 71.9
1995 67 72
1996 67.7 72.2
1997 68.5 72.5
1998 69.3 72.8
1999 70.2 73.1
2000 70.9 73.4
2001 71.7 73.8
2002 72.4 74.2
2003 73.3 74.6
2004 73 74.8
2005 74.8 75.2
2006 75.3 75.4
2007 75.7 75.7
2008 76 75.9
2009 76.4 76.2
2010 76.8 76.4
2011 77.1 76.7
2012 77.5 76.9
2013 77.8 77.1
2014 78.2 77.4
2015 78.6 77.6
2016 78.9 77.8
2017 79.2 77.9
2018 79.4 78.3
2019 79.7 78.5
2020 78.7 76.3
2021 78.1 77
2022 80.8 79.3
2023 81 79.6
2024 81.3 79.8
2025 81.5 80

Maldives and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Panama
Year Population
Maldives Panama
1960 91,189 1,126,005
1961 93,450 1,159,870
1962 95,802 1,195,301
1963 98,222 1,232,124
1964 100,662 1,270,065
1965 104,102 1,308,835
1966 108,507 1,348,388
1967 112,528 1,388,628
1968 116,075 1,429,447
1969 119,564 1,470,886
1970 123,219 1,513,070
1971 127,035 1,556,081
1972 130,968 1,599,723
1973 134,952 1,643,690
1974 138,978 1,687,926
1975 143,158 1,732,389
1976 147,525 1,776,935
1977 151,930 1,821,543
1978 156,159 1,866,311
1979 160,360 1,911,552
1980 164,835 1,957,534
1981 169,532 2,004,418
1982 174,333 2,052,271
1983 179,128 2,101,106
1984 184,198 2,150,782
1985 190,169 2,200,915
1986 196,935 2,251,325
1987 203,944 2,301,970
1988 210,885 2,352,848
1989 217,738 2,403,820
1990 224,762 2,455,583
1991 231,802 2,508,265
1992 238,543 2,561,336
1993 244,884 2,615,099
1994 250,822 2,669,546
1995 256,649 2,724,557
1996 262,347 2,780,227
1997 267,707 2,836,695
1998 272,723 2,893,914
1999 277,412 2,951,822
2000 282,019 3,010,369
2001 286,767 3,069,537
2002 291,616 3,129,344
2003 296,491 3,189,807
2004 301,413 3,251,155
2005 306,429 3,313,026
2006 313,851 3,375,024
2007 324,479 3,437,490
2008 336,170 3,500,648
2009 348,275 3,564,381
2010 360,792 3,628,535
2011 373,674 3,693,505
2012 386,818 3,759,256
2013 400,070 3,825,329
2014 413,617 3,892,101
2015 428,154 3,960,035
2016 443,308 4,029,086
2017 458,287 4,098,707
2018 473,099 4,167,860
2019 487,731 4,234,700
2020 502,118 4,293,261
2021 516,154 4,345,405
2022 524,106 4,400,773
2023 525,994 4,458,759
2024 527,799 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Maldives and Panama

Fertility rate
Maldives

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Panama
1960 6.71 5.83
1961 6.79 5.87
1962 6.89 5.87
1963 6.94 5.87
1964 7 5.81
1965 7.07 5.73
1966 7.15 5.65
1967 7.23 5.53
1968 7.28 5.41
1969 7.33 5.29
1970 7.39 5.18
1971 7.38 5.05
1972 7.37 4.91
1973 7.4 4.74
1974 7.38 4.58
1975 7.32 4.41
1976 7.29 4.26
1977 7.27 4.12
1978 7.23 3.98
1979 7.23 3.88
1980 7.23 3.8
1981 7.19 3.72
1982 7.15 3.66
1983 7.09 3.6
1984 7.03 3.52
1985 6.94 3.43
1986 6.85 3.34
1987 6.73 3.25
1988 6.58 3.17
1989 6.39 3.12
1990 6.13 3.07
1991 5.8 3
1992 5.44 2.95
1993 5.06 2.91
1994 4.69 2.88
1995 4.29 2.85
1996 3.86 2.83
1997 3.48 2.81
1998 3.17 2.79
1999 2.9 2.77
2000 2.69 2.74
2001 2.53 2.72
2002 2.42 2.7
2003 2.34 2.68
2004 2.26 2.68
2005 2.2 2.64
2006 2.2 2.62
2007 2.29 2.61
2008 2.37 2.61
2009 2.39 2.59
2010 2.35 2.59
2011 2.31 2.6
2012 2.25 2.59
2013 2.17 2.57
2014 2.09 2.55
2015 2 2.53
2016 1.9 2.5
2017 1.8 2.46
2018 1.71 2.4
2019 1.64 2.29
2020 1.61 2.18
2021 1.6 2.15
2022 1.58 2.14
2023 1.58 2.12

Maldives and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Panama
Year Median age, years
Maldives Panama
1960 20.6 17.8
1961 20.6 17.8
1962 20.6 17.7
1963 20.6 17.6
1964 20.5 17.6
1965 19.9 17.5
1966 18.9 17.5
1967 18.2 17.5
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.6 17.6
1970 17.4 17.6
1971 17.3 17.7
1972 17.2 17.7
1973 17.2 17.8
1974 17.2 18
1975 17.1 18.1
1976 17 18.3
1977 17 18.4
1978 17 18.6
1979 16.9 18.8
1980 16.8 19
1981 16.8 19.2
1982 16.9 19.5
1983 16.9 19.7
1984 17 19.9
1985 17 20.2
1986 16.9 20.4
1987 16.7 20.7
1988 16.6 21
1989 16.5 21.3
1990 16.4 21.5
1991 16.4 21.8
1992 16.4 22.1
1993 16.5 22.4
1994 16.7 22.7
1995 16.9 22.9
1996 17.3 23.2
1997 17.6 23.5
1998 18 23.7
1999 18.4 24
2000 18.9 24.3
2001 19.3 24.5
2002 19.8 24.8
2003 20.3 25.1
2004 20.9 25.3
2005 21.5 25.6
2006 22.1 25.9
2007 22.7 26.1
2008 23.2 26.4
2009 23.8 26.7
2010 24.4 27
2011 25.1 27.2
2012 25.8 27.5
2013 26.5 27.8
2014 27.1 28
2015 27.6 28.3
2016 28 28.5
2017 28.5 28.8
2018 29 29.1
2019 29.5 29.4
2020 30.1 29.7
2021 30.7 30
2022 31.4 30.3
2023 32.1 30.6
2024 32.9 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
9.3%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
64.1%
2024

Energy

Maldives Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Maldives Panama
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
96.3%
2024
English speaking
70%
2025
14%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Maldives Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Panama
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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