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Maldives vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 188th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Portugal
Population
531152
10687819
Population rank 168/197 92/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Maldives and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Portugal
Year GDP
Maldives Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 - $4,901,711,248
1966 - $5,370,108,031
1967 - $6,002,607,030
1968 - $6,644,693,214
1969 - $7,287,555,035
1970 $19,328,038 $8,108,235,704
1971 $21,566,404 $9,201,604,240
1972 $25,177,138 $11,239,117,865
1973 $30,862,042 $15,090,564,186
1974 $39,120,171 $17,512,391,476
1975 $24,540,878 $19,347,607,843
1976 $22,399,467 $20,332,831,565
1977 $20,853,789 $21,439,523,311
1978 $24,369,109 $23,487,614,051
1979 $38,523,364 $26,622,819,672
1980 $42,463,576 $32,896,519,824
1981 $44,781,457 $31,977,276,873
1982 $47,911,340 $30,527,754,793
1983 $57,829,787 $27,239,650,742
1984 $109,503,546 $25,217,969,050
1985 $127,190,758 $27,115,807,742
1986 $141,882,254 $38,745,901,354
1987 $141,223,029 $48,182,925,857
1988 $168,514,513 $56,347,250,696
1989 $189,514,434 $60,594,092,182
1990 $215,043,970 $78,713,860,217
1991 $244,396,762 $89,233,599,278
1992 $284,875,809 $107,592,098,307
1993 $322,417,837 $95,009,751,901
1994 $356,014,932 $99,688,641,304
1995 $398,988,955 $118,122,007,430
1996 $450,382,328 $122,630,089,680
1997 $508,223,602 $117,016,535,163
1998 $540,096,398 $123,946,327,916
1999 $589,239,754 $127,470,385,557
2000 $624,337,145 $118,605,192,877
2001 $870,031,677 $121,604,107,165
2002 $897,031,250 $134,795,565,549
2003 $1,052,121,055 $165,226,175,537
2004 $1,226,829,563 $189,382,122,532
2005 $1,163,362,438 $197,253,876,705
2006 $1,575,200,391 $208,756,449,276
2007 $1,868,383,461 $240,496,147,317
2008 $2,271,646,188 $263,416,394,624
2009 $2,345,294,875 $244,667,762,836
2010 $2,588,176,055 $238,443,864,993
2011 $2,774,350,240 $245,426,767,676
2012 $2,886,163,997 $216,536,676,772
2013 $3,295,009,238 $226,677,408,292
2014 $3,697,353,039 $230,078,616,300
2015 $4,129,505,319 $199,038,523,120
2016 $4,409,942,624 $206,305,431,242
2017 $4,816,426,257 $220,862,990,767
2018 $5,404,344,163 $242,092,894,543
2019 $5,726,094,799 $240,115,970,063
2020 $3,712,604,583 $229,618,773,423
2021 $5,252,457,370 $256,055,879,091
2022 $6,177,118,114 $256,898,675,069
2023 $6,590,894,302 $289,696,962,620
2024 $6,975,146,349 $308,683,317,393

Maldives and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 - $545
1966 - $601
1967 - $676
1968 - $752
1969 - $832
1970 $156.9 $934
1971 $169.8 $1,065
1972 $192.2 $1,302
1973 $228.7 $1,748
1974 $281.5 $2,000
1975 $171.4 $2,128
1976 $151.8 $2,173
1977 $137.3 $2,267
1978 $156.1 $2,457
1979 $240.2 $2,756
1980 $257.6 $3,368
1981 $264.1 $3,246
1982 $274.8 $3,080
1983 $323 $2,735
1984 $594 $2,523
1985 $669 $2,705
1986 $720 $3,862
1987 $692 $4,804
1988 $799 $5,624
1989 $870 $6,056
1990 $957 $7,885
1991 $1,054 $8,959
1992 $1,194 $10,811
1993 $1,317 $9,535
1994 $1,419 $9,977
1995 $1,555 $11,781
1996 $1,717 $12,185
1997 $1,898 $11,576
1998 $1,980 $12,199
1999 $2,124 $12,475
2000 $2,214 $11,526
2001 $3,034 $11,735
2002 $3,076 $12,937
2003 $3,549 $15,798
2004 $4,070 $18,064
2005 $3,797 $18,780
2006 $5,019 $19,839
2007 $5,758 $22,811
2008 $6,757 $24,949
2009 $6,734 $23,151
2010 $7,174 $22,552
2011 $7,425 $23,247
2012 $7,461 $20,593
2013 $8,236 $21,676
2014 $8,939 $22,121
2015 $9,645 $19,216
2016 $9,948 $19,980
2017 $10,510 $21,442
2018 $11,423 $23,541
2019 $11,740 $23,343
2020 $7,394 $22,299
2021 $10,176 $24,711
2022 $11,786 $24,621
2023 $12,530 $27,386
2024 $13,216 $28,844

Maldives vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Portugal
1950 36.5 58.5
1951 37.1 58.7
1952 37 59.8
1953 36.9 61.1
1954 36.9 62.2
1955 37 61.4
1956 37.1 61.2
1957 37.3 61.4
1958 37.6 63.7
1959 37.9 62.9
1960 38.2 64.1
1961 38.6 62.8
1962 39.1 64.3
1963 39.6 64.9
1964 40.2 65.1
1965 40.8 66.1
1966 41.4 65.6
1967 42.1 66.5
1968 42.9 66.8
1969 43.7 66.4
1970 44.5 67.1
1971 45.5 66.8
1972 46.4 69.2
1973 47.5 68.6
1974 48.5 69.1
1975 49.6 68.8
1976 50.8 69.1
1977 51.8 70.3
1978 50.4 70.8
1979 53.9 71.6
1980 54.8 71.7
1981 55.7 71.9
1982 56.6 72.7
1983 57.5 72.7
1984 58.3 72.9
1985 59.2 73.2
1986 60 73.6
1987 60.8 74.1
1988 61.6 74.1
1989 62.4 74.7
1990 63.1 74.3
1991 63.9 74.2
1992 64.7 74.9
1993 65.4 74.8
1994 66.2 75.7
1995 67 75.5
1996 67.7 75.5
1997 68.5 75.9
1998 69.3 76.1
1999 70.2 76.3
2000 70.9 76.8
2001 71.7 77.2
2002 72.4 77.4
2003 73.3 77.6
2004 73 78.4
2005 74.8 78.3
2006 75.3 79.1
2007 75.7 79.3
2008 76 79.6
2009 76.4 79.8
2010 76.8 80.1
2011 77.1 80.6
2012 77.5 80.6
2013 77.8 80.9
2014 78.2 81.3
2015 78.6 81.3
2016 78.9 81.4
2017 79.2 81.7
2018 79.4 81.6
2019 79.7 82
2020 78.7 81.4
2021 78.1 81.4
2022 80.8 81.2
2023 81 82.4
2024 81.3 82.6
2025 81.5 82.7

Maldives and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Portugal
Year Population
Maldives Portugal
1960 91,189 8,857,716
1961 93,450 8,929,316
1962 95,802 8,993,985
1963 98,222 9,030,355
1964 100,662 9,035,365
1965 104,102 8,998,595
1966 108,507 8,930,990
1967 112,528 8,874,520
1968 116,075 8,836,650
1969 119,564 8,757,705
1970 123,219 8,680,431
1971 127,035 8,643,756
1972 130,968 8,630,430
1973 134,952 8,633,100
1974 138,978 8,754,365
1975 143,158 9,093,470
1976 147,525 9,355,810
1977 151,930 9,455,675
1978 156,159 9,558,250
1979 160,360 9,661,265
1980 164,835 9,766,312
1981 169,532 9,851,362
1982 174,333 9,911,771
1983 179,128 9,957,865
1984 184,198 9,996,232
1985 190,169 10,023,613
1986 196,935 10,032,734
1987 203,944 10,030,031
1988 210,885 10,019,610
1989 217,738 10,005,000
1990 224,762 9,983,218
1991 231,802 9,960,235
1992 238,543 9,952,494
1993 244,884 9,964,675
1994 250,822 9,991,525
1995 256,649 10,026,176
1996 262,347 10,063,945
1997 267,707 10,108,977
1998 272,723 10,160,196
1999 277,412 10,217,828
2000 282,019 10,289,898
2001 286,767 10,362,722
2002 291,616 10,419,631
2003 296,491 10,458,821
2004 301,413 10,483,861
2005 306,429 10,503,330
2006 313,851 10,522,288
2007 324,479 10,542,964
2008 336,170 10,558,177
2009 348,275 10,568,247
2010 360,792 10,573,100
2011 373,674 10,557,560
2012 386,818 10,514,844
2013 400,070 10,457,295
2014 413,617 10,401,062
2015 428,154 10,358,076
2016 443,308 10,325,452
2017 458,287 10,300,300
2018 473,099 10,283,822
2019 487,731 10,286,263
2020 502,118 10,297,081
2021 516,154 10,361,831
2022 524,106 10,434,332
2023 525,994 10,578,174
2024 527,799 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Maldives and Portugal

Fertility rate
Maldives

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Portugal
1960 6.71 3.16
1961 6.79 3.21
1962 6.89 3.23
1963 6.94 3.12
1964 7 3.21
1965 7.07 3.15
1966 7.15 3.16
1967 7.23 3.16
1968 7.28 3.12
1969 7.33 3.12
1970 7.39 3.01
1971 7.38 3
1972 7.37 2.86
1973 7.4 2.77
1974 7.38 2.7
1975 7.32 2.75
1976 7.29 2.82
1977 7.27 2.69
1978 7.23 2.45
1979 7.23 2.31
1980 7.23 2.25
1981 7.19 2.13
1982 7.15 2.07
1983 7.09 1.95
1984 7.03 1.9
1985 6.94 1.72
1986 6.85 1.66
1987 6.73 1.62
1988 6.58 1.61
1989 6.39 1.57
1990 6.13 1.56
1991 5.8 1.56
1992 5.44 1.54
1993 5.06 1.52
1994 4.69 1.45
1995 4.29 1.41
1996 3.86 1.44
1997 3.48 1.47
1998 3.17 1.47
1999 2.9 1.5
2000 2.69 1.55
2001 2.53 1.45
2002 2.42 1.46
2003 2.34 1.44
2004 2.26 1.4
2005 2.2 1.41
2006 2.2 1.37
2007 2.29 1.35
2008 2.37 1.39
2009 2.39 1.34
2010 2.35 1.39
2011 2.31 1.35
2012 2.25 1.28
2013 2.17 1.21
2014 2.09 1.24
2015 2 1.31
2016 1.9 1.37
2017 1.8 1.38
2018 1.71 1.42
2019 1.64 1.44
2020 1.61 1.42
2021 1.6 1.35
2022 1.58 1.43
2023 1.58 1.44

Maldives and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Maldives Portugal
1960 20.6 27.9
1961 20.6 28.1
1962 20.6 28.3
1963 20.6 28.5
1964 20.5 28.7
1965 19.9 28.8
1966 18.9 29
1967 18.2 29.1
1968 17.8 29.2
1969 17.6 29.4
1970 17.4 29.6
1971 17.3 29.7
1972 17.2 29.6
1973 17.2 29.6
1974 17.2 29.7
1975 17.1 29.7
1976 17 29.8
1977 17 29.9
1978 17 30
1979 16.9 30.3
1980 16.8 30.6
1981 16.8 30.8
1982 16.9 31.1
1983 16.9 31.4
1984 17 31.7
1985 17 32.1
1986 16.9 32.5
1987 16.7 32.9
1988 16.6 33.3
1989 16.5 33.7
1990 16.4 34.2
1991 16.4 34.6
1992 16.4 35
1993 16.5 35.4
1994 16.7 35.7
1995 16.9 36.1
1996 17.3 36.4
1997 17.6 36.8
1998 18 37.1
1999 18.4 37.4
2000 18.9 37.7
2001 19.3 38
2002 19.8 38.3
2003 20.3 38.6
2004 20.9 39
2005 21.5 39.4
2006 22.1 39.8
2007 22.7 40.2
2008 23.2 40.6
2009 23.8 41
2010 24.4 41.5
2011 25.1 41.9
2012 25.8 42.4
2013 26.5 42.9
2014 27.1 43.4
2015 27.6 43.8
2016 28 44.3
2017 28.5 44.7
2018 29 45.2
2019 29.5 45.6
2020 30.1 46.1
2021 30.7 46.5
2022 31.4 46.8
2023 32.1 47.2
2024 32.9 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
12.2%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
91.4%
2024

Energy

Maldives Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Portugal
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
96.8%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Maldives Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Portugal
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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