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Maldives vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 188th vs. 71st).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Philippines
Population
531152
117540050
Population rank 168/197 14/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Maldives and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Philippines
Year GDP
Maldives Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 - $7,189,017,888
1967 - $7,724,873,935
1968 - $8,632,749,269
1969 - $9,571,800,653
1970 $19,328,038 $7,559,115,517
1971 $21,566,404 $8,375,075,630
1972 $25,177,138 $9,067,815,521
1973 $30,862,042 $11,412,449,735
1974 $39,120,171 $15,607,882,555
1975 $24,540,878 $16,875,240,684
1976 $22,399,467 $19,381,055,197
1977 $20,853,789 $22,283,109,803
1978 $24,369,109 $25,762,224,563
1979 $38,523,364 $31,218,296,292
1980 $42,463,576 $36,848,080,899
1981 $44,781,457 $40,499,388,869
1982 $47,911,340 $42,206,011,275
1983 $57,829,787 $37,759,179,895
1984 $109,503,546 $35,730,185,634
1985 $127,190,758 $34,961,486,348
1986 $141,882,254 $33,987,207,295
1987 $141,223,029 $37,791,488,666
1988 $168,514,513 $43,152,128,959
1989 $189,514,434 $48,513,773,721
1990 $215,043,970 $50,508,286,642
1991 $244,396,762 $51,784,144,943
1992 $284,875,809 $60,422,328,242
1993 $322,417,837 $62,036,529,147
1994 $356,014,932 $73,159,336,915
1995 $398,988,955 $84,644,328,727
1996 $450,382,328 $94,648,084,429
1997 $508,223,602 $94,106,317,565
1998 $540,096,398 $74,492,416,330
1999 $589,239,754 $85,640,171,045
2000 $624,337,145 $83,669,788,377
2001 $870,031,677 $78,921,234,458
2002 $897,031,250 $84,307,345,888
2003 $1,052,121,055 $87,039,092,974
2004 $1,226,829,563 $95,001,999,685
2005 $1,163,362,438 $107,419,977,318
2006 $1,575,200,391 $127,652,926,368
2007 $1,868,383,461 $155,980,408,673
2008 $2,271,646,188 $181,624,626,327
2009 $2,345,294,875 $175,974,755,881
2010 $2,588,176,055 $208,368,893,151
2011 $2,774,350,240 $234,216,730,291
2012 $2,886,163,997 $261,920,540,963
2013 $3,295,009,238 $283,902,828,589
2014 $3,697,353,039 $297,483,555,338
2015 $4,129,505,319 $306,445,871,242
2016 $4,409,942,624 $318,627,003,017
2017 $4,816,426,257 $328,480,736,803
2018 $5,404,344,163 $346,841,896,587
2019 $5,726,094,799 $376,823,402,239
2020 $3,712,604,583 $361,751,145,452
2021 $5,252,457,370 $394,087,359,848
2022 $6,177,118,114 $404,353,369,605
2023 $6,590,894,302 $437,055,627,244
2024 $6,975,146,349 $461,617,509,782

Maldives and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 - $213.8
1967 - $223.1
1968 - $242.2
1969 - $261.1
1970 $156.9 $200.9
1971 $169.8 $217.4
1972 $192.2 $230.1
1973 $228.7 $283.2
1974 $281.5 $379
1975 $171.4 $401
1976 $151.8 $449
1977 $137.3 $502
1978 $156.1 $565
1979 $240.2 $667
1980 $257.6 $767
1981 $264.1 $821
1982 $274.8 $833
1983 $323 $723
1984 $594 $665
1985 $669 $633
1986 $720 $600
1987 $692 $650
1988 $799 $722
1989 $870 $792
1990 $957 $804
1991 $1,054 $804
1992 $1,194 $917
1993 $1,317 $919
1994 $1,419 $1,060
1995 $1,555 $1,200
1996 $1,717 $1,311
1997 $1,898 $1,273
1998 $1,980 $983
1999 $2,124 $1,101
2000 $2,214 $1,051
2001 $3,034 $970
2002 $3,076 $1,015
2003 $3,549 $1,027
2004 $4,070 $1,100
2005 $3,797 $1,220
2006 $5,019 $1,426
2007 $5,758 $1,713
2008 $6,757 $1,959
2009 $6,734 $1,864
2010 $7,174 $2,163
2011 $7,425 $2,384
2012 $7,461 $2,615
2013 $8,236 $2,781
2014 $8,939 $2,867
2015 $9,645 $2,910
2016 $9,948 $2,985
2017 $10,510 $3,038
2018 $11,423 $3,169
2019 $11,740 $3,401
2020 $7,394 $3,228
2021 $10,176 $3,484
2022 $11,786 $3,548
2023 $12,530 $3,804
2024 $13,216 $3,985

Maldives vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Philippines
1950 36.5 53.6
1951 37.1 54.1
1952 37 54.7
1953 36.9 55.4
1954 36.9 56
1955 37 56.6
1956 37.1 57.2
1957 37.3 57.8
1958 37.6 58.3
1959 37.9 58.7
1960 38.2 59.2
1961 38.6 59.5
1962 39.1 59.8
1963 39.6 60
1964 40.2 60.1
1965 40.8 60.4
1966 41.4 60.6
1967 42.1 60.8
1968 42.9 60.9
1969 43.7 61
1970 44.5 60.8
1971 45.5 61.1
1972 46.4 60.9
1973 47.5 60.7
1974 48.5 60.8
1975 49.6 60.9
1976 50.8 60.9
1977 51.8 61.4
1978 50.4 61.5
1979 53.9 61.7
1980 54.8 61.9
1981 55.7 61.9
1982 56.6 62.2
1983 57.5 62.3
1984 58.3 62.4
1985 59.2 62.7
1986 60 62.9
1987 60.8 63.3
1988 61.6 63.7
1989 62.4 64.1
1990 63.1 64.4
1991 63.9 64.6
1992 64.7 65.4
1993 65.4 65.7
1994 66.2 66
1995 67 66.3
1996 67.7 66.7
1997 68.5 67
1998 69.3 67.2
1999 70.2 67.5
2000 70.9 67.8
2001 71.7 67.8
2002 72.4 67.9
2003 73.3 68
2004 73 68.3
2005 74.8 68.4
2006 75.3 68.2
2007 75.7 68.5
2008 76 68.6
2009 76.4 68.6
2010 76.8 68.9
2011 77.1 69.1
2012 77.5 69.2
2013 77.8 69.3
2014 78.2 69.3
2015 78.6 69.5
2016 78.9 69.5
2017 79.2 70
2018 79.4 69.8
2019 79.7 69.7
2020 78.7 70.1
2021 78.1 66.7
2022 80.8 69.5
2023 81 69.8
2024 81.3 69.9
2025 81.5 70.1

Maldives and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Philippines
Year Population
Maldives Philippines
1960 91,189 27,891,897
1961 93,450 28,792,621
1962 95,802 29,723,536
1963 98,222 30,674,731
1964 100,662 31,643,032
1965 104,102 32,625,316
1966 108,507 33,617,170
1967 112,528 34,621,320
1968 116,075 35,638,342
1969 119,564 36,660,799
1970 123,219 37,622,204
1971 127,035 38,518,659
1972 130,968 39,408,560
1973 134,952 40,294,130
1974 138,978 41,174,341
1975 143,158 42,120,826
1976 147,525 43,201,488
1977 151,930 44,367,962
1978 156,159 45,575,281
1979 160,360 46,807,103
1980 164,835 48,043,740
1981 169,532 49,311,727
1982 174,333 50,695,707
1983 179,128 52,194,620
1984 184,198 53,726,181
1985 190,169 55,213,006
1986 196,935 56,645,077
1987 203,944 58,157,496
1988 210,885 59,739,052
1989 217,738 61,265,260
1990 224,762 62,854,666
1991 231,802 64,382,249
1992 238,543 65,926,125
1993 244,884 67,530,621
1994 250,822 69,019,291
1995 256,649 70,546,246
1996 262,347 72,190,242
1997 267,707 73,908,810
1998 272,723 75,791,024
1999 277,412 77,753,257
2000 282,019 79,625,397
2001 286,767 81,401,488
2002 291,616 83,068,889
2003 296,491 84,731,835
2004 301,413 86,394,504
2005 306,429 88,015,962
2006 313,851 89,508,986
2007 324,479 91,075,184
2008 336,170 92,699,095
2009 348,275 94,384,250
2010 360,792 96,337,125
2011 373,674 98,248,614
2012 386,818 100,175,512
2013 400,070 102,076,336
2014 413,617 103,767,130
2015 428,154 105,312,992
2016 443,308 106,735,719
2017 458,287 108,119,693
2018 473,099 109,465,287
2019 487,731 110,804,683
2020 502,118 112,081,264
2021 516,154 113,100,950
2022 524,106 113,964,338
2023 525,994 114,891,199
2024 527,799 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Maldives and Philippines

Fertility rate
Maldives

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Philippines
1960 6.71 7
1961 6.79 6.99
1962 6.89 6.98
1963 6.94 6.95
1964 7 6.89
1965 7.07 6.8
1966 7.15 6.69
1967 7.23 6.57
1968 7.28 6.45
1969 7.33 6.33
1970 7.39 6.22
1971 7.38 6.08
1972 7.37 5.94
1973 7.4 5.79
1974 7.38 5.69
1975 7.32 5.6
1976 7.29 5.51
1977 7.27 5.44
1978 7.23 5.39
1979 7.23 5.26
1980 7.23 5.11
1981 7.19 4.97
1982 7.15 4.92
1983 7.09 4.87
1984 7.03 4.77
1985 6.94 4.66
1986 6.85 4.56
1987 6.73 4.51
1988 6.58 4.45
1989 6.39 4.37
1990 6.13 4.32
1991 5.8 4.27
1992 5.44 4.16
1993 5.06 4.1
1994 4.69 4.08
1995 4.29 4.07
1996 3.86 4
1997 3.48 3.94
1998 3.17 3.88
1999 2.9 3.83
2000 2.69 3.75
2001 2.53 3.72
2002 2.42 3.65
2003 2.34 3.59
2004 2.26 3.52
2005 2.2 3.45
2006 2.2 3.47
2007 2.29 3.4
2008 2.37 3.4
2009 2.39 3.38
2010 2.35 3.32
2011 2.31 3.24
2012 2.25 3.14
2013 2.17 3.04
2014 2.09 2.89
2015 2 2.83
2016 1.9 2.68
2017 1.8 2.53
2018 1.71 2.38
2019 1.64 2.22
2020 1.61 2.08
2021 1.6 1.95
2022 1.58 1.93
2023 1.58 1.92

Maldives and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Maldives Philippines
1960 20.6 15.8
1961 20.6 15.6
1962 20.6 15.5
1963 20.6 15.4
1964 20.5 15.4
1965 19.9 15.4
1966 18.9 15.4
1967 18.2 15.4
1968 17.8 15.5
1969 17.6 15.6
1970 17.4 15.7
1971 17.3 15.8
1972 17.2 15.9
1973 17.2 16
1974 17.2 16.1
1975 17.1 16.3
1976 17 16.5
1977 17 16.7
1978 17 16.9
1979 16.9 17.1
1980 16.8 17.3
1981 16.8 17.5
1982 16.9 17.7
1983 16.9 17.9
1984 17 18.1
1985 17 18.2
1986 16.9 18.3
1987 16.7 18.5
1988 16.6 18.6
1989 16.5 18.7
1990 16.4 18.8
1991 16.4 18.9
1992 16.4 19
1993 16.5 19.1
1994 16.7 19.1
1995 16.9 19.2
1996 17.3 19.3
1997 17.6 19.4
1998 18 19.6
1999 18.4 19.8
2000 18.9 20
2001 19.3 20.2
2002 19.8 20.4
2003 20.3 20.6
2004 20.9 20.8
2005 21.5 21
2006 22.1 21.2
2007 22.7 21.3
2008 23.2 21.5
2009 23.8 21.7
2010 24.4 22
2011 25.1 22.2
2012 25.8 22.4
2013 26.5 22.7
2014 27.1 22.9
2015 27.6 23.3
2016 28 23.6
2017 28.5 24
2018 29 24.3
2019 29.5 24.7
2020 30.1 25.1
2021 30.7 25.5
2022 31.4 25.9
2023 32.1 26.3
2024 32.9 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
50.2%
2024

Energy

Maldives Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Maldives Philippines
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
98.5%
2020
English speaking
70%
2025
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Maldives Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Philippines
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
134,457 mi
2020

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