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Maldives vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 188th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Rwanda
Population
531152
14826674
Population rank 168/197 77/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Maldives and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Rwanda
Year GDP
Maldives Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 $19,328,038 $219,900,006
1971 $21,566,404 $222,952,504
1972 $25,177,138 $246,457,838
1973 $30,862,042 $290,746,157
1974 $39,120,171 $308,458,423
1975 $24,540,878 $571,863,500
1976 $22,399,467 $637,753,853
1977 $20,853,789 $746,650,613
1978 $24,369,109 $905,709,076
1979 $38,523,364 $1,109,346,131
1980 $42,463,576 $1,254,765,642
1981 $44,781,457 $1,407,062,527
1982 $47,911,340 $1,407,243,139
1983 $57,829,787 $1,479,687,587
1984 $109,503,546 $1,587,413,084
1985 $127,190,758 $1,715,626,331
1986 $141,882,254 $1,944,710,684
1987 $141,223,029 $2,157,432,668
1988 $168,514,513 $2,395,492,687
1989 $189,514,434 $2,405,022,593
1990 $215,043,970 $2,550,185,679
1991 $244,396,762 $1,911,600,237
1992 $284,875,809 $2,029,026,962
1993 $322,417,837 $1,971,525,712
1994 $356,014,932 $753,636,370
1995 $398,988,955 $1,293,535,193
1996 $450,382,328 $1,382,334,879
1997 $508,223,602 $1,851,558,197
1998 $540,096,398 $1,989,343,546
1999 $589,239,754 $2,157,108,263
2000 $624,337,145 $2,068,836,754
2001 $870,031,677 $1,966,600,715
2002 $897,031,250 $1,966,003,468
2003 $1,052,121,055 $2,138,237,279
2004 $1,226,829,563 $2,376,496,067
2005 $1,163,362,438 $2,933,819,766
2006 $1,575,200,391 $3,319,784,539
2007 $1,868,383,461 $4,070,507,895
2008 $2,271,646,188 $5,179,854,065
2009 $2,345,294,875 $5,674,476,969
2010 $2,588,176,055 $6,124,756,654
2011 $2,774,350,240 $6,884,913,658
2012 $2,886,163,997 $7,654,761,045
2013 $3,295,009,238 $7,819,964,024
2014 $3,697,353,039 $8,238,966,120
2015 $4,129,505,319 $8,543,760,206
2016 $4,409,942,624 $8,695,272,061
2017 $4,816,426,257 $9,252,833,894
2018 $5,404,344,163 $9,637,904,519
2019 $5,726,094,799 $10,349,300,277
2020 $3,712,604,583 $10,174,386,855
2021 $5,252,457,370 $11,078,787,095
2022 $6,177,118,114 $13,316,161,006
2023 $6,590,894,302 $14,331,722,700
2024 $6,975,146,349 $14,251,642,231

Maldives and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 $156.9 $55.2
1971 $169.8 $54.4
1972 $192.2 $58.4
1973 $228.7 $66.9
1974 $281.5 $68.9
1975 $171.4 $124.1
1976 $151.8 $134.4
1977 $137.3 $152.7
1978 $156.1 $179.9
1979 $240.2 $213.8
1980 $257.6 $234.4
1981 $264.1 $254.6
1982 $274.8 $246.4
1983 $323 $250.6
1984 $594 $259.9
1985 $669 $271.6
1986 $720 $297.7
1987 $692 $320
1988 $799 $344
1989 $870 $335
1990 $957 $346
1991 $1,054 $254
1992 $1,194 $264.1
1993 $1,317 $247
1994 $1,419 $111
1995 $1,555 $228
1996 $1,717 $206
1997 $1,898 $238.7
1998 $1,980 $246.2
1999 $2,124 $264.7
2000 $2,214 $251.9
2001 $3,034 $237.3
2002 $3,076 $234
2003 $3,549 $249
2004 $4,070 $269.5
2005 $3,797 $324
2006 $5,019 $357
2007 $5,758 $426
2008 $6,757 $528
2009 $6,734 $564
2010 $7,174 $594
2011 $7,425 $651
2012 $7,461 $707
2013 $8,236 $705
2014 $8,939 $725
2015 $9,645 $734
2016 $9,948 $730
2017 $10,510 $758
2018 $11,423 $772
2019 $11,740 $810
2020 $7,394 $779
2021 $10,176 $830
2022 $11,786 $975
2023 $12,530 $1,027
2024 $13,216 $1,000

Maldives vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Rwanda
1950 36.5 43.2
1951 37.1 43.5
1952 37 43.8
1953 36.9 44.1
1954 36.9 44.4
1955 37 44.8
1956 37.1 45.2
1957 37.3 45.6
1958 37.6 46.1
1959 37.9 46.5
1960 38.2 47
1961 38.6 47.5
1962 39.1 47.8
1963 39.6 44
1964 40.2 48.1
1965 40.8 48.2
1966 41.4 48.1
1967 42.1 48
1968 42.9 47.7
1969 43.7 47.4
1970 44.5 47.1
1971 45.5 46.8
1972 46.4 46.3
1973 47.5 45.9
1974 48.5 45.6
1975 49.6 45.3
1976 50.8 45.3
1977 51.8 45.6
1978 50.4 46.2
1979 53.9 47.1
1980 54.8 48.1
1981 55.7 49.2
1982 56.6 50.2
1983 57.5 50.9
1984 58.3 51.4
1985 59.2 51.7
1986 60 51.7
1987 60.8 51.5
1988 61.6 50.9
1989 62.4 49.5
1990 63.1 47.8
1991 63.9 46.2
1992 64.7 44.4
1993 65.4 42.9
1994 66.2 12.2
1995 67 41.5
1996 67.7 42.5
1997 68.5 42
1998 69.3 43.1
1999 70.2 45.7
2000 70.9 47.8
2001 71.7 49.5
2002 72.4 51.3
2003 73.3 53.5
2004 73 55.5
2005 74.8 57
2006 75.3 58.3
2007 75.7 59.5
2008 76 60.6
2009 76.4 61.8
2010 76.8 62.8
2011 77.1 63.5
2012 77.5 64.2
2013 77.8 64.7
2014 78.2 65.1
2015 78.6 65.4
2016 78.9 65.7
2017 79.2 66.1
2018 79.4 66.4
2019 79.7 66.7
2020 78.7 67
2021 78.1 66.8
2022 80.8 67.5
2023 81 67.8
2024 81.3 68
2025 81.5 68.2

Maldives and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Rwanda
Year Population
Maldives Rwanda
1960 91,189 3,022,294
1961 93,450 3,106,779
1962 95,802 3,186,025
1963 98,222 3,258,890
1964 100,662 3,334,834
1965 104,102 3,423,210
1966 108,507 3,521,626
1967 112,528 3,629,577
1968 116,075 3,744,010
1969 119,564 3,861,271
1970 123,219 3,980,669
1971 127,035 4,100,044
1972 130,968 4,220,335
1973 134,952 4,345,047
1974 138,978 4,474,228
1975 143,158 4,607,728
1976 147,525 4,745,954
1977 151,930 4,888,240
1978 156,159 5,035,171
1979 160,360 5,189,541
1980 164,835 5,353,259
1981 169,532 5,527,230
1982 174,333 5,711,549
1983 179,128 5,905,311
1984 184,198 6,107,627
1985 190,169 6,317,228
1986 196,935 6,531,881
1987 203,944 6,749,493
1988 210,885 6,968,071
1989 217,738 7,184,706
1990 224,762 7,375,307
1991 231,802 7,526,966
1992 238,543 7,683,266
1993 244,884 7,981,132
1994 250,822 6,792,352
1995 256,649 5,674,118
1996 262,347 6,708,764
1997 267,707 7,755,238
1998 272,723 8,081,681
1999 277,412 8,147,912
2000 282,019 8,213,931
2001 286,767 8,287,094
2002 291,616 8,400,180
2003 296,491 8,586,875
2004 301,413 8,816,844
2005 306,429 9,054,528
2006 313,851 9,299,246
2007 324,479 9,549,933
2008 336,170 9,804,269
2009 348,275 10,060,432
2010 360,792 10,317,553
2011 373,674 10,573,733
2012 386,818 10,829,901
2013 400,070 11,093,340
2014 413,617 11,364,757
2015 428,154 11,640,022
2016 443,308 11,919,183
2017 458,287 12,202,060
2018 473,099 12,487,996
2019 487,731 12,776,103
2020 502,118 13,065,837
2021 516,154 13,355,260
2022 524,106 13,651,030
2023 525,994 13,954,471
2024 527,799 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Maldives and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Maldives

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Rwanda
1960 6.71 8.28
1961 6.79 8.28
1962 6.89 8.27
1963 6.94 8.27
1964 7 8.27
1965 7.07 8.25
1966 7.15 8.23
1967 7.23 8.21
1968 7.28 8.19
1969 7.33 8.18
1970 7.39 8.15
1971 7.38 8.09
1972 7.37 8.09
1973 7.4 8.09
1974 7.38 8.1
1975 7.32 8.1
1976 7.29 8.12
1977 7.27 8.14
1978 7.23 8.16
1979 7.23 8.13
1980 7.23 8.12
1981 7.19 8.1
1982 7.15 8.06
1983 7.09 8
1984 7.03 7.91
1985 6.94 7.79
1986 6.85 7.61
1987 6.73 7.43
1988 6.58 7.23
1989 6.39 7.03
1990 6.13 6.8
1991 5.8 6.62
1992 5.44 6.54
1993 5.06 6.48
1994 4.69 6.42
1995 4.29 6.35
1996 3.86 6.29
1997 3.48 6.24
1998 3.17 6.17
1999 2.9 6.06
2000 2.69 5.97
2001 2.53 5.89
2002 2.42 5.82
2003 2.34 5.74
2004 2.26 5.64
2005 2.2 5.5
2006 2.2 5.34
2007 2.29 5.14
2008 2.37 4.92
2009 2.39 4.71
2010 2.35 4.52
2011 2.31 4.33
2012 2.25 4.2
2013 2.17 4.14
2014 2.09 4.12
2015 2 4.11
2016 1.9 4.11
2017 1.8 4.08
2018 1.71 4.05
2019 1.64 3.99
2020 1.61 3.91
2021 1.6 3.84
2022 1.58 3.78
2023 1.58 3.7

Maldives and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Maldives Rwanda
1960 20.6 15.5
1961 20.6 15.1
1962 20.6 14.9
1963 20.6 14.8
1964 20.5 14.7
1965 19.9 14.8
1966 18.9 14.9
1967 18.2 15.1
1968 17.8 15.3
1969 17.6 15.5
1970 17.4 15.7
1971 17.3 15.9
1972 17.2 16
1973 17.2 16.2
1974 17.2 16.3
1975 17.1 16.4
1976 17 16.5
1977 17 16.6
1978 17 16.6
1979 16.9 16.5
1980 16.8 16.5
1981 16.8 16.4
1982 16.9 16.2
1983 16.9 16.1
1984 17 16
1985 17 15.8
1986 16.9 15.7
1987 16.7 15.6
1988 16.6 15.6
1989 16.5 15.5
1990 16.4 15.5
1991 16.4 15.5
1992 16.4 15.6
1993 16.5 15.7
1994 16.7 15
1995 16.9 14.3
1996 17.3 14.6
1997 17.6 14.8
1998 18 15.3
1999 18.4 15.8
2000 18.9 16.3
2001 19.3 16.8
2002 19.8 17.1
2003 20.3 17.4
2004 20.9 17.6
2005 21.5 17.8
2006 22.1 18
2007 22.7 18.1
2008 23.2 18.3
2009 23.8 18.4
2010 24.4 18.5
2011 25.1 18.7
2012 25.8 18.8
2013 26.5 19
2014 27.1 19.1
2015 27.6 19.3
2016 28 19.4
2017 28.5 19.6
2018 29 19.7
2019 29.5 19.8
2020 30.1 19.9
2021 30.7 20
2022 31.4 20.3
2023 32.1 20.5
2024 32.9 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
50%
2017

Energy

Maldives Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Maldives Rwanda
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Maldives Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Rwanda
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
2,920 mi
2021

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