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Maldives vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 188th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Papua New Guinea
Population
531152
10911445
Population rank 168/197 90/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Maldives and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 $19,328,038 $645,568,215
1971 $21,566,404 $717,750,278
1972 $25,177,138 $858,761,926
1973 $30,862,042 $1,299,079,410
1974 $39,120,171 $1,467,417,672
1975 $24,540,878 $1,356,603,608
1976 $22,399,467 $1,511,843,235
1977 $20,853,789 $1,640,746,619
1978 $24,369,109 $1,947,878,831
1979 $38,523,364 $2,293,760,511
1980 $42,463,576 $2,545,808,456
1981 $44,781,457 $2,498,190,847
1982 $47,911,340 $2,368,719,683
1983 $57,829,787 $2,562,351,551
1984 $109,503,546 $2,552,662,617
1985 $127,190,758 $2,423,339,172
1986 $141,882,254 $2,647,995,602
1987 $141,223,029 $3,143,851,794
1988 $168,514,513 $3,656,177,881
1989 $189,514,434 $3,546,472,566
1990 $215,043,970 $3,219,729,083
1991 $244,396,762 $3,787,394,958
1992 $284,875,809 $4,377,980,510
1993 $322,417,837 $4,974,550,286
1994 $356,014,932 $5,502,786,070
1995 $398,988,955 $4,636,057,476
1996 $450,382,328 $5,155,311,077
1997 $508,223,602 $4,936,615,299
1998 $540,096,398 $3,789,443,015
1999 $589,239,754 $3,477,038,204
2000 $624,337,145 $3,521,339,699
2001 $870,031,677 $3,081,024,212
2002 $897,031,250 $2,999,511,040
2003 $1,052,121,055 $3,536,411,824
2004 $1,226,829,563 $3,927,157,867
2005 $1,163,362,438 $4,865,892,972
2006 $1,575,200,391 $8,354,911,041
2007 $1,868,383,461 $9,545,028,944
2008 $2,271,646,188 $11,670,892,801
2009 $2,345,294,875 $11,619,456,449
2010 $2,588,176,055 $14,250,786,675
2011 $2,774,350,240 $17,985,138,066
2012 $2,886,163,997 $21,295,168,666
2013 $3,295,009,238 $21,261,338,065
2014 $3,697,353,039 $23,210,823,987
2015 $4,129,505,319 $21,723,437,010
2016 $4,409,942,624 $20,758,876,953
2017 $4,816,426,257 $22,742,699,138
2018 $5,404,344,163 $24,109,780,708
2019 $5,726,094,799 $24,750,626,030
2020 $3,712,604,583 $23,848,447,850
2021 $5,252,457,370 $26,109,413,521
2022 $6,177,118,114 $31,653,185,953
2023 $6,590,894,302 $30,816,367,067
2024 $6,975,146,349 $32,538,480,024

Maldives and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 $156.9 $257.6
1971 $169.8 $279.7
1972 $192.2 $327
1973 $228.7 $483
1974 $281.5 $533
1975 $171.4 $482
1976 $151.8 $525
1977 $137.3 $558
1978 $156.1 $648
1979 $240.2 $748
1980 $257.6 $813
1981 $264.1 $781
1982 $274.8 $726
1983 $323 $769
1984 $594 $750
1985 $669 $697
1986 $720 $745
1987 $692 $865
1988 $799 $985
1989 $870 $934
1990 $957 $826
1991 $1,054 $942
1992 $1,194 $1,051
1993 $1,317 $1,151
1994 $1,419 $1,228
1995 $1,555 $998
1996 $1,717 $1,071
1997 $1,898 $990
1998 $1,980 $733
1999 $2,124 $650
2000 $2,214 $636
2001 $3,034 $538
2002 $3,076 $506
2003 $3,549 $577
2004 $4,070 $621
2005 $3,797 $744
2006 $5,019 $1,238
2007 $5,758 $1,371
2008 $6,757 $1,625
2009 $6,734 $1,569
2010 $7,174 $1,867
2011 $7,425 $2,288
2012 $7,461 $2,635
2013 $8,236 $2,561
2014 $8,939 $2,723
2015 $9,645 $2,485
2016 $9,948 $2,316
2017 $10,510 $2,478
2018 $11,423 $2,566
2019 $11,740 $2,576
2020 $7,394 $2,430
2021 $10,176 $2,608
2022 $11,786 $3,102
2023 $12,530 $2,966
2024 $13,216 $3,076

Maldives vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1950 36.5 39.4
1951 37.1 35.5
1952 37 40.7
1953 36.9 41.3
1954 36.9 42
1955 37 42.6
1956 37.1 43.3
1957 37.3 43.9
1958 37.6 44.6
1959 37.9 45.1
1960 38.2 45.8
1961 38.6 46.4
1962 39.1 46.7
1963 39.6 47.7
1964 40.2 48.3
1965 40.8 48.9
1966 41.4 49.6
1967 42.1 50.2
1968 42.9 50.9
1969 43.7 51.5
1970 44.5 52.1
1971 45.5 52.6
1972 46.4 53.3
1973 47.5 53.9
1974 48.5 54.4
1975 49.6 55
1976 50.8 55.5
1977 51.8 56
1978 50.4 56.5
1979 53.9 57
1980 54.8 57.4
1981 55.7 57.8
1982 56.6 58.1
1983 57.5 58.3
1984 58.3 58.6
1985 59.2 58.8
1986 60 59
1987 60.8 59.2
1988 61.6 59.4
1989 62.4 59.6
1990 63.1 59.8
1991 63.9 59.9
1992 64.7 60.3
1993 65.4 60.5
1994 66.2 60.7
1995 67 60.9
1996 67.7 61.1
1997 68.5 61.3
1998 69.3 60.4
1999 70.2 61.5
2000 70.9 61.6
2001 71.7 61.6
2002 72.4 61.6
2003 73.3 61.7
2004 73 61.8
2005 74.8 61.9
2006 75.3 62
2007 75.7 62.2
2008 76 62.5
2009 76.4 62.8
2010 76.8 63.1
2011 77.1 63.4
2012 77.5 63.6
2013 77.8 63.9
2014 78.2 64.2
2015 78.6 64.5
2016 78.9 64.7
2017 79.2 64.9
2018 79.4 65.1
2019 79.7 65.3
2020 78.7 65.1
2021 78.1 64.4
2022 80.8 65.3
2023 81 66.1
2024 81.3 66.3
2025 81.5 66.4

Maldives and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1960 91,189 1,995,110
1961 93,450 2,046,127
1962 95,802 2,093,919
1963 98,222 2,141,376
1964 100,662 2,188,325
1965 104,102 2,235,820
1966 108,507 2,285,774
1967 112,528 2,337,532
1968 116,075 2,390,803
1969 119,564 2,446,927
1970 123,219 2,505,628
1971 127,035 2,566,421
1972 130,968 2,628,432
1973 134,952 2,690,629
1974 138,978 2,752,671
1975 143,158 2,814,820
1976 147,525 2,877,327
1977 151,930 2,940,327
1978 156,159 3,003,714
1979 160,360 3,067,341
1980 164,835 3,131,512
1981 169,532 3,197,019
1982 174,333 3,264,291
1983 179,128 3,333,633
1984 184,198 3,405,198
1985 190,169 3,478,936
1986 196,935 3,554,793
1987 203,944 3,632,543
1988 210,885 3,711,880
1989 217,738 3,796,078
1990 224,762 3,896,481
1991 231,802 4,021,837
1992 238,543 4,166,699
1993 244,884 4,320,872
1994 250,822 4,480,208
1995 256,649 4,644,278
1996 262,347 4,813,361
1997 267,707 4,987,883
1998 272,723 5,166,390
1999 277,412 5,349,333
2000 282,019 5,537,064
2001 286,767 5,728,435
2002 291,616 5,924,003
2003 296,491 6,123,997
2004 301,413 6,328,041
2005 306,429 6,535,905
2006 313,851 6,747,720
2007 324,479 6,963,345
2008 336,170 7,183,002
2009 348,275 7,406,438
2010 360,792 7,633,523
2011 373,674 7,859,346
2012 386,818 8,081,390
2013 400,070 8,302,698
2014 413,617 8,523,441
2015 428,154 8,743,246
2016 443,308 8,961,718
2017 458,287 9,178,714
2018 473,099 9,394,513
2019 487,731 9,609,010
2020 502,118 9,815,746
2021 516,154 10,012,896
2022 524,106 10,203,169
2023 525,994 10,389,635
2024 527,799 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Maldives and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1960 6.71 6.02
1961 6.79 6.07
1962 6.89 6.14
1963 6.94 6.15
1964 7 6.19
1965 7.07 6.2
1966 7.15 6.23
1967 7.23 6.24
1968 7.28 6.25
1969 7.33 6.26
1970 7.39 6.25
1971 7.38 6.23
1972 7.37 6.2
1973 7.4 6.16
1974 7.38 6.11
1975 7.32 6.07
1976 7.29 6.02
1977 7.27 5.96
1978 7.23 5.88
1979 7.23 5.79
1980 7.23 5.71
1981 7.19 5.65
1982 7.15 5.59
1983 7.09 5.56
1984 7.03 5.51
1985 6.94 5.47
1986 6.85 5.42
1987 6.73 5.36
1988 6.58 5.3
1989 6.39 5.24
1990 6.13 5.18
1991 5.8 5.11
1992 5.44 5.03
1993 5.06 4.96
1994 4.69 4.87
1995 4.29 4.78
1996 3.86 4.73
1997 3.48 4.68
1998 3.17 4.63
1999 2.9 4.59
2000 2.69 4.53
2001 2.53 4.47
2002 2.42 4.42
2003 2.34 4.36
2004 2.26 4.28
2005 2.2 4.22
2006 2.2 4.15
2007 2.29 4.08
2008 2.37 4.01
2009 2.39 3.94
2010 2.35 3.88
2011 2.31 3.82
2012 2.25 3.75
2013 2.17 3.68
2014 2.09 3.63
2015 2 3.56
2016 1.9 3.5
2017 1.8 3.43
2018 1.71 3.38
2019 1.64 3.32
2020 1.61 3.27
2021 1.6 3.22
2022 1.58 3.17
2023 1.58 3.1

Maldives and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Maldives Papua New Guinea
1960 20.6 18.5
1961 20.6 18.4
1962 20.6 18.3
1963 20.6 18.1
1964 20.5 18
1965 19.9 17.9
1966 18.9 17.8
1967 18.2 17.6
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.6 17.4
1970 17.4 17.3
1971 17.3 17.2
1972 17.2 17.1
1973 17.2 17.2
1974 17.2 17.2
1975 17.1 17.3
1976 17 17.4
1977 17 17.5
1978 17 17.7
1979 16.9 17.8
1980 16.8 18
1981 16.8 18.1
1982 16.9 18.2
1983 16.9 18.3
1984 17 18.3
1985 17 18.4
1986 16.9 18.5
1987 16.7 18.5
1988 16.6 18.6
1989 16.5 18.6
1990 16.4 18.7
1991 16.4 18.8
1992 16.4 18.9
1993 16.5 19
1994 16.7 19.1
1995 16.9 19.2
1996 17.3 19.4
1997 17.6 19.5
1998 18 19.6
1999 18.4 19.7
2000 18.9 19.8
2001 19.3 19.9
2002 19.8 19.9
2003 20.3 20
2004 20.9 20.2
2005 21.5 20.3
2006 22.1 20.4
2007 22.7 20.6
2008 23.2 20.7
2009 23.8 20.9
2010 24.4 21
2011 25.1 21.2
2012 25.8 21.3
2013 26.5 21.5
2014 27.1 21.7
2015 27.6 21.9
2016 28 22
2017 28.5 22.2
2018 29 22.4
2019 29.5 22.6
2020 30.1 22.8
2021 30.7 23
2022 31.4 23.2
2023 32.1 23.4
2024 32.9 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Maldives Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
87.1%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Maldives Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
5,809 mi
2011

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