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Maldives vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 188th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Romania
Population
531152
18962595
Population rank 168/197 69/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Maldives and Romania: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Romania economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Romania
Year GDP
Maldives Romania
1970 $19,328,038 -
1971 $21,566,404 -
1972 $25,177,138 -
1973 $30,862,042 -
1974 $39,120,171 -
1975 $24,540,878 -
1976 $22,399,467 -
1977 $20,853,789 -
1978 $24,369,109 -
1979 $38,523,364 -
1980 $42,463,576 -
1981 $44,781,457 -
1982 $47,911,340 -
1983 $57,829,787 -
1984 $109,503,546 -
1985 $127,190,758 -
1986 $141,882,254 -
1987 $141,223,029 $38,067,567,568
1988 $168,514,513 $40,424,528,302
1989 $189,514,434 $41,450,777,202
1990 $215,043,970 $38,247,882,300
1991 $244,396,762 $28,850,634,900
1992 $284,875,809 $25,121,666,667
1993 $322,417,837 $26,361,160,450
1994 $356,014,932 $30,072,805,104
1995 $398,988,955 $37,430,162,103
1996 $450,382,328 $36,937,074,278
1997 $508,223,602 $35,575,214,078
1998 $540,096,398 $41,696,091,974
1999 $589,239,754 $35,953,156,754
2000 $624,337,145 $37,253,739,511
2001 $870,031,677 $40,395,116,581
2002 $897,031,250 $46,065,502,703
2003 $1,052,121,055 $57,806,384,143
2004 $1,226,829,563 $74,973,656,852
2005 $1,163,362,438 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,575,200,391 $122,023,735,993
2007 $1,868,383,461 $174,588,782,939
2008 $2,271,646,188 $214,315,932,061
2009 $2,345,294,875 $174,110,532,659
2010 $2,588,176,055 $170,064,350,672
2011 $2,774,350,240 $192,623,977,894
2012 $2,886,163,997 $179,117,323,107
2013 $3,295,009,238 $189,798,603,751
2014 $3,697,353,039 $199,722,319,676
2015 $4,129,505,319 $177,885,131,240
2016 $4,409,942,624 $185,290,759,249
2017 $4,816,426,257 $210,147,385,855
2018 $5,404,344,163 $243,468,683,030
2019 $5,726,094,799 $251,677,082,534
2020 $3,712,604,583 $252,033,792,712
2021 $5,252,457,370 $286,578,196,368
2022 $6,177,118,114 $296,354,358,293
2023 $6,590,894,302 $350,775,856,415
2024 $6,975,146,349 $382,767,571,329

Maldives and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Romania
1970 $156.9 -
1971 $169.8 -
1972 $192.2 -
1973 $228.7 -
1974 $281.5 -
1975 $171.4 -
1976 $151.8 -
1977 $137.3 -
1978 $156.1 -
1979 $240.2 -
1980 $257.6 -
1981 $264.1 -
1982 $274.8 -
1983 $323 -
1984 $594 -
1985 $669 -
1986 $720 -
1987 $692 $1,659
1988 $799 $1,753
1989 $870 $1,790
1990 $957 $1,648
1991 $1,054 $1,254
1992 $1,194 $1,102
1993 $1,317 $1,158
1994 $1,419 $1,323
1995 $1,555 $1,650
1996 $1,717 $1,633
1997 $1,898 $1,577
1998 $1,980 $1,853
1999 $2,124 $1,600
2000 $2,214 $1,660
2001 $3,034 $1,825
2002 $3,076 $2,120
2003 $3,549 $2,679
2004 $4,070 $3,495
2005 $3,797 $4,618
2006 $5,019 $5,758
2007 $5,758 $8,360
2008 $6,757 $10,435
2009 $6,734 $8,548
2010 $7,174 $8,400
2011 $7,425 $9,561
2012 $7,461 $8,930
2013 $8,236 $9,498
2014 $8,939 $10,032
2015 $9,645 $8,977
2016 $9,948 $9,405
2017 $10,510 $10,728
2018 $11,423 $12,502
2019 $11,740 $12,992
2020 $7,394 $13,082
2021 $10,176 $14,987
2022 $11,786 $15,558
2023 $12,530 $18,404
2024 $13,216 $20,072

Maldives vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Romania
1950 36.5 60.5
1951 37.1 61.2
1952 37 61.8
1953 36.9 62.5
1954 36.9 63
1955 37 63.3
1956 37.1 63.6
1957 37.3 64
1958 37.6 64.4
1959 37.9 64.9
1960 38.2 65.6
1961 38.6 66.4
1962 39.1 67.2
1963 39.6 67.8
1964 40.2 68.4
1965 40.8 68.4
1966 41.4 68.2
1967 42.1 68.1
1968 42.9 67.9
1969 43.7 67.2
1970 44.5 67.9
1971 45.5 68.4
1972 46.4 69
1973 47.5 68.7
1974 48.5 69.5
1975 49.6 69.6
1976 50.8 69.9
1977 51.8 69.5
1978 50.4 69.8
1979 53.9 69.5
1980 54.8 69.2
1981 55.7 69.5
1982 56.6 69.8
1983 57.5 69.8
1984 58.3 69.9
1985 59.2 69.4
1986 60 69.7
1987 60.8 69.1
1988 61.6 69.4
1989 62.4 69.5
1990 63.1 69.8
1991 63.9 70
1992 64.7 69.5
1993 65.4 69.5
1994 66.2 69.3
1995 67 69.3
1996 67.7 68.8
1997 68.5 69.1
1998 69.3 69.9
1999 70.2 70.6
2000 70.9 71.2
2001 71.7 71.1
2002 72.4 70.8
2003 73.3 70.8
2004 73 71.1
2005 74.8 71.6
2006 75.3 72.2
2007 75.7 72.8
2008 76 73.2
2009 76.4 73.5
2010 76.8 73.6
2011 77.1 74.3
2012 77.5 74.3
2013 77.8 74.9
2014 78.2 74.8
2015 78.6 74.7
2016 78.9 75
2017 79.2 75
2018 79.4 75.1
2019 79.7 75.3
2020 78.7 74
2021 78.1 72.7
2022 80.8 75.3
2023 81 75.9
2024 81.3 76.1
2025 81.5 76.2

Maldives and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Romania
Year Population
Maldives Romania
1960 91,189 18,406,905
1961 93,450 18,555,250
1962 95,802 18,676,550
1963 98,222 18,797,850
1964 100,662 18,919,126
1965 104,102 19,031,576
1966 108,507 19,215,450
1967 112,528 19,534,242
1968 116,075 19,799,831
1969 119,564 20,009,141
1970 123,219 20,250,398
1971 127,035 20,461,567
1972 130,968 20,657,957
1973 134,952 20,835,681
1974 138,978 21,029,429
1975 143,158 21,293,583
1976 147,525 21,551,634
1977 151,930 21,756,096
1978 156,159 21,951,464
1979 160,360 22,090,488
1980 164,835 22,207,282
1981 169,532 22,353,070
1982 174,333 22,475,741
1983 179,128 22,560,478
1984 184,198 22,640,547
1985 190,169 22,732,999
1986 196,935 22,836,841
1987 203,944 22,949,430
1988 210,885 23,057,662
1989 217,738 23,161,458
1990 224,762 23,201,835
1991 231,802 23,001,155
1992 238,543 22,794,284
1993 244,884 22,763,280
1994 250,822 22,730,211
1995 256,649 22,684,270
1996 262,347 22,619,004
1997 267,707 22,553,978
1998 272,723 22,507,344
1999 277,412 22,472,040
2000 282,019 22,442,971
2001 286,767 22,131,970
2002 291,616 21,730,496
2003 296,491 21,574,326
2004 301,413 21,451,748
2005 306,429 21,319,685
2006 313,851 21,193,760
2007 324,479 20,882,982
2008 336,170 20,537,875
2009 348,275 20,367,487
2010 360,792 20,246,871
2011 373,674 20,147,528
2012 386,818 20,058,035
2013 400,070 19,983,693
2014 413,617 19,908,979
2015 428,154 19,815,616
2016 443,308 19,702,267
2017 458,287 19,588,715
2018 473,099 19,473,970
2019 487,731 19,371,648
2020 502,118 19,265,250
2021 516,154 19,122,059
2022 524,106 19,048,502
2023 525,994 19,059,479
2024 527,799 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Maldives and Romania

Fertility rate
Maldives

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Romania
1960 6.71 2.34
1961 6.79 2.17
1962 6.89 2.04
1963 6.94 2.01
1964 7 1.96
1965 7.07 1.91
1966 7.15 1.9
1967 7.23 3.66
1968 7.28 3.63
1969 7.33 3.19
1970 7.39 2.89
1971 7.38 2.67
1972 7.37 2.55
1973 7.4 2.44
1974 7.38 2.71
1975 7.32 2.59
1976 7.29 2.54
1977 7.27 2.57
1978 7.23 2.52
1979 7.23 2.49
1980 7.23 2.43
1981 7.19 2.36
1982 7.15 2.17
1983 7.09 2.06
1984 7.03 2.26
1985 6.94 2.31
1986 6.85 2.39
1987 6.73 2.38
1988 6.58 2.3
1989 6.39 2.22
1990 6.13 1.83
1991 5.8 1.59
1992 5.44 1.51
1993 5.06 1.43
1994 4.69 1.4
1995 4.29 1.33
1996 3.86 1.3
1997 3.48 1.32
1998 3.17 1.32
1999 2.9 1.3
2000 2.69 1.31
2001 2.53 1.27
2002 2.42 1.27
2003 2.34 1.3
2004 2.26 1.33
2005 2.2 1.4
2006 2.2 1.42
2007 2.29 1.45
2008 2.37 1.6
2009 2.39 1.66
2010 2.35 1.59
2011 2.31 1.47
2012 2.25 1.52
2013 2.17 1.46
2014 2.09 1.56
2015 2 1.62
2016 1.9 1.69
2017 1.8 1.78
2018 1.71 1.76
2019 1.64 1.77
2020 1.61 1.8
2021 1.6 1.81
2022 1.58 1.71
2023 1.58 1.71

Maldives and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Romania
Year Median age, years
Maldives Romania
1960 20.6 28.5
1961 20.6 28.9
1962 20.6 29.3
1963 20.6 29.7
1964 20.5 30.2
1965 19.9 30.6
1966 18.9 31
1967 18.2 31.3
1968 17.8 31.3
1969 17.6 31.3
1970 17.4 31.4
1971 17.3 31.4
1972 17.2 31.5
1973 17.2 31.5
1974 17.2 31.6
1975 17.1 31.7
1976 17 31.8
1977 17 31.8
1978 17 31.7
1979 16.9 31.7
1980 16.8 31.8
1981 16.8 31.9
1982 16.9 32
1983 16.9 32.1
1984 17 32.3
1985 17 32.5
1986 16.9 32.7
1987 16.7 32.8
1988 16.6 32.8
1989 16.5 32.9
1990 16.4 33
1991 16.4 33.1
1992 16.4 33.3
1993 16.5 33.6
1994 16.7 33.8
1995 16.9 34
1996 17.3 34.2
1997 17.6 34.4
1998 18 34.6
1999 18.4 34.7
2000 18.9 34.8
2001 19.3 34.8
2002 19.8 35.3
2003 20.3 36
2004 20.9 36.6
2005 21.5 37
2006 22.1 37.3
2007 22.7 37.7
2008 23.2 38.2
2009 23.8 38.8
2010 24.4 39.3
2011 25.1 39.8
2012 25.8 40.2
2013 26.5 40.5
2014 27.1 40.9
2015 27.6 41.3
2016 28 41.7
2017 28.5 42
2018 29 42.3
2019 29.5 42.6
2020 30.1 42.9
2021 30.7 43.2
2022 31.4 43.3
2023 32.1 43.5
2024 32.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
71.3%
2024

Energy

Maldives Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Romania
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Maldives Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Romania
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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