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Maldives vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 188th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Seychelles
Population
531152
125181
Population rank 168/197 181/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Maldives and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Seychelles
Year GDP
Maldives Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $19,328,038 $18,432,032
1971 $21,566,404 $21,965,951
1972 $25,177,138 $30,645,123
1973 $30,862,042 $36,896,280
1974 $39,120,171 $43,134,496
1975 $24,540,878 $47,803,146
1976 $22,399,467 $49,278,982
1977 $20,853,789 $64,526,401
1978 $24,369,109 $85,552,366
1979 $38,523,364 $127,261,099
1980 $42,463,576 $156,783,830
1981 $44,781,457 $163,750,728
1982 $47,911,340 $157,211,790
1983 $57,829,787 $156,098,237
1984 $109,503,546 $160,992,921
1985 $127,190,758 $179,691,483
1986 $141,882,254 $221,147,061
1987 $141,223,029 $265,212,957
1988 $168,514,513 $301,985,618
1989 $189,514,434 $324,333,367
1990 $215,043,970 $392,163,561
1991 $244,396,762 $398,307,170
1992 $284,875,809 $461,409,399
1993 $322,417,837 $504,230,621
1994 $356,014,932 $517,570,058
1995 $398,988,955 $540,733,048
1996 $450,382,328 $535,250,347
1997 $508,223,602 $598,966,982
1998 $540,096,398 $647,287,376
1999 $589,239,754 $662,838,615
2000 $624,337,145 $654,212,394
2001 $870,031,677 $662,064,156
2002 $897,031,250 $742,134,838
2003 $1,052,121,055 $750,847,230
2004 $1,226,829,563 $893,012,218
2005 $1,163,362,438 $977,899,382
2006 $1,575,200,391 $1,081,441,283
2007 $1,868,383,461 $1,077,308,814
2008 $2,271,646,188 $979,597,394
2009 $2,345,294,875 $850,901,620
2010 $2,588,176,055 $981,616,542
2011 $2,774,350,240 $1,058,918,707
2012 $2,886,163,997 $1,089,407,839
2013 $3,295,009,238 $1,333,160,407
2014 $3,697,353,039 $1,387,577,870
2015 $4,129,505,319 $1,432,403,352
2016 $4,409,942,624 $1,568,513,348
2017 $4,816,426,257 $1,675,370,641
2018 $5,404,344,163 $1,784,313,927
2019 $5,726,094,799 $1,868,690,097
2020 $3,712,604,583 $1,382,551,752
2021 $5,252,457,370 $1,487,173,795
2022 $6,177,118,114 $2,018,346,589
2023 $6,590,894,302 $2,187,379,755
2024 $6,975,146,349 $2,167,239,562

Maldives and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $156.9 $344
1971 $169.8 $402
1972 $192.2 $547
1973 $228.7 $649
1974 $281.5 $745
1975 $171.4 $806
1976 $151.8 $814
1977 $137.3 $1,044
1978 $156.1 $1,377
1979 $240.2 $2,030
1980 $257.6 $2,478
1981 $264.1 $2,557
1982 $274.8 $2,441
1983 $323 $2,426
1984 $594 $2,488
1985 $669 $2,754
1986 $720 $3,368
1987 $692 $3,872
1988 $799 $4,392
1989 $870 $4,689
1990 $957 $5,642
1991 $1,054 $5,655
1992 $1,194 $6,520
1993 $1,317 $6,979
1994 $1,419 $6,975
1995 $1,555 $7,181
1996 $1,717 $7,004
1997 $1,898 $7,747
1998 $1,980 $8,210
1999 $2,124 $8,243
2000 $2,214 $8,064
2001 $3,034 $8,153
2002 $3,076 $8,864
2003 $3,549 $9,070
2004 $4,070 $10,828
2005 $3,797 $11,802
2006 $5,019 $12,783
2007 $5,758 $12,669
2008 $6,757 $11,265
2009 $6,734 $9,747
2010 $7,174 $10,935
2011 $7,425 $12,110
2012 $7,461 $12,337
2013 $8,236 $14,821
2014 $8,939 $15,188
2015 $9,645 $15,333
2016 $9,948 $16,567
2017 $10,510 $17,480
2018 $11,423 $18,440
2019 $11,740 $19,142
2020 $7,394 $14,041
2021 $10,176 $14,983
2022 $11,786 $16,837
2023 $12,530 $18,263
2024 $13,216 $17,859

Maldives vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Seychelles
1950 36.5 57.8
1951 37.1 58
1952 37 58.4
1953 36.9 58.7
1954 36.9 59
1955 37 59.4
1956 37.1 59.8
1957 37.3 60.2
1958 37.6 60.4
1959 37.9 60.4
1960 38.2 60.5
1961 38.6 60.6
1962 39.1 60.7
1963 39.6 60.9
1964 40.2 61.2
1965 40.8 61.4
1966 41.4 61.7
1967 42.1 62.1
1968 42.9 62.6
1969 43.7 63.3
1970 44.5 64
1971 45.5 64.6
1972 46.4 65.3
1973 47.5 65.9
1974 48.5 66.4
1975 49.6 66.8
1976 50.8 67.2
1977 51.8 67.6
1978 50.4 67.9
1979 53.9 68.2
1980 54.8 68.5
1981 55.7 68.7
1982 56.6 69
1983 57.5 69.3
1984 58.3 69.5
1985 59.2 69.6
1986 60 69.8
1987 60.8 69.9
1988 61.6 70
1989 62.4 70.1
1990 63.1 70.2
1991 63.9 70.3
1992 64.7 70.3
1993 65.4 70.4
1994 66.2 70.5
1995 67 70.6
1996 67.7 70.8
1997 68.5 70.8
1998 69.3 71.1
1999 70.2 71.2
2000 70.9 71.3
2001 71.7 71.4
2002 72.4 71.5
2003 73.3 71.7
2004 73 71.7
2005 74.8 71.9
2006 75.3 72
2007 75.7 72.2
2008 76 72.3
2009 76.4 72.4
2010 76.8 72.5
2011 77.1 72.5
2012 77.5 72.5
2013 77.8 72.4
2014 78.2 72.4
2015 78.6 72.3
2016 78.9 72.2
2017 79.2 72.2
2018 79.4 72.2
2019 79.7 72.1
2020 78.7 74.1
2021 78.1 71.2
2022 80.8 71.2
2023 81 72.9
2024 81.3 73
2025 81.5 73.1

Maldives and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Seychelles
Year Population
Maldives Seychelles
1960 91,189 41,700
1961 93,450 42,889
1962 95,802 44,042
1963 98,222 45,176
1964 100,662 46,322
1965 104,102 47,500
1966 108,507 48,699
1967 112,528 49,911
1968 116,075 51,134
1969 119,564 52,365
1970 123,219 53,600
1971 127,035 54,695
1972 130,968 56,029
1973 134,952 56,892
1974 138,978 57,937
1975 143,158 59,292
1976 147,525 60,504
1977 151,930 61,786
1978 156,159 62,150
1979 160,360 62,686
1980 164,835 63,261
1981 169,532 64,035
1982 174,333 64,413
1983 179,128 64,335
1984 184,198 64,717
1985 190,169 65,244
1986 196,935 65,652
1987 203,944 68,499
1988 210,885 68,755
1989 217,738 69,167
1990 224,762 69,507
1991 231,802 70,439
1992 238,543 70,763
1993 244,884 72,253
1994 250,822 74,205
1995 256,649 75,304
1996 262,347 76,417
1997 267,707 77,319
1998 272,723 78,846
1999 277,412 80,410
2000 282,019 81,131
2001 286,767 81,202
2002 291,616 83,723
2003 296,491 82,781
2004 301,413 82,475
2005 306,429 82,858
2006 313,851 84,600
2007 324,479 85,033
2008 336,170 86,956
2009 348,275 87,298
2010 360,792 89,770
2011 373,674 87,441
2012 386,818 88,303
2013 400,070 89,949
2014 413,617 91,359
2015 428,154 93,419
2016 443,308 94,677
2017 458,287 95,843
2018 473,099 96,762
2019 487,731 97,625
2020 502,118 98,462
2021 516,154 99,258
2022 524,106 119,878
2023 525,994 119,773
2024 527,799 121,354

Fertility rates in Maldives and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Maldives

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Seychelles
1960 6.71 5.31
1961 6.79 5.42
1962 6.89 5.51
1963 6.94 5.61
1964 7 5.69
1965 7.07 5.72
1966 7.15 6.13
1967 7.23 5.9
1968 7.28 5.61
1969 7.33 5.48
1970 7.39 5.31
1971 7.38 5.69
1972 7.37 5.16
1973 7.4 4.78
1974 7.38 5.1
1975 7.32 4.75
1976 7.29 4.09
1977 7.27 3.75
1978 7.23 3.92
1979 7.23 3.66
1980 7.23 3.79
1981 7.19 3.67
1982 7.15 3.13
1983 7.09 3.22
1984 7.03 3.24
1985 6.94 3.09
1986 6.85 3.07
1987 6.73 2.92
1988 6.58 2.79
1989 6.39 2.67
1990 6.13 2.61
1991 5.8 2.69
1992 5.44 2.53
1993 5.06 2.58
1994 4.69 2.6
1995 4.29 2.36
1996 3.86 2.31
1997 3.48 2.1
1998 3.17 2.04
1999 2.9 2.04
2000 2.69 2.08
2001 2.53 1.98
2002 2.42 2.04
2003 2.34 2.06
2004 2.26 2.01
2005 2.2 2.2
2006 2.2 2.11
2007 2.29 2.24
2008 2.37 2.33
2009 2.39 2.38
2010 2.35 2.16
2011 2.31 2.33
2012 2.25 2.37
2013 2.17 2.26
2014 2.09 2.25
2015 2 2.31
2016 1.9 2.39
2017 1.8 2.41
2018 1.71 2.41
2019 1.64 2.36
2020 1.61 2.29
2021 1.6 2.46
2022 1.58 2.01
2023 1.58 2.02

Maldives and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Maldives Seychelles
1960 20.6 21.9
1961 20.6 21.6
1962 20.6 21.3
1963 20.6 21
1964 20.5 20.6
1965 19.9 20.2
1966 18.9 19.8
1967 18.2 19.4
1968 17.8 19
1969 17.6 18.7
1970 17.4 18.5
1971 17.3 18.4
1972 17.2 18.5
1973 17.2 18.6
1974 17.2 18.7
1975 17.1 18.9
1976 17 19
1977 17 19.3
1978 17 19.6
1979 16.9 19.9
1980 16.8 20.4
1981 16.8 20.7
1982 16.9 21.1
1983 16.9 21.4
1984 17 21.7
1985 17 22
1986 16.9 22.3
1987 16.7 22.5
1988 16.6 22.9
1989 16.5 23.3
1990 16.4 23.6
1991 16.4 24
1992 16.4 24.5
1993 16.5 24.8
1994 16.7 25.2
1995 16.9 25.4
1996 17.3 25.7
1997 17.6 26.1
1998 18 26.4
1999 18.4 26.8
2000 18.9 27.3
2001 19.3 27.7
2002 19.8 28.1
2003 20.3 28.5
2004 20.9 28.9
2005 21.5 29.3
2006 22.1 29.6
2007 22.7 30
2008 23.2 30.4
2009 23.8 30.8
2010 24.4 31.2
2011 25.1 31.4
2012 25.8 31.5
2013 26.5 31.6
2014 27.1 31.8
2015 27.6 32.1
2016 28 32.3
2017 28.5 32.6
2018 29 32.9
2019 29.5 33.2
2020 30.1 33.6
2021 30.7 34
2022 31.4 34.4
2023 32.1 34.7
2024 32.9 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Seychelles
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
70%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Maldives Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Seychelles
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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