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Maldives vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 188th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Sierra Leone
Population
531152
8961932
Population rank 168/197 102/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Maldives and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Maldives Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $19,328,038 $434,584,634
1971 $21,566,404 $419,495,788
1972 $25,177,138 $465,254,682
1973 $30,862,042 $575,471,814
1974 $39,120,171 $648,940,351
1975 $24,540,878 $679,352,876
1976 $22,399,467 $594,810,422
1977 $20,853,789 $692,079,407
1978 $24,369,109 $960,765,043
1979 $38,523,364 $1,109,343,425
1980 $42,463,576 $1,100,476,190
1981 $44,781,457 $1,114,926,661
1982 $47,911,340 $1,294,995,964
1983 $57,829,787 $995,278,515
1984 $109,503,546 $1,087,450,199
1985 $127,190,758 $856,890,459
1986 $141,882,254 $490,181,457
1987 $141,223,029 $660,106,336
1988 $168,514,513 $1,055,083,933
1989 $189,514,434 $932,974,420
1990 $215,043,970 $649,644,098
1991 $244,396,762 $779,981,987
1992 $284,875,809 $679,940,814
1993 $322,417,837 $768,867,883
1994 $356,014,932 $911,853,802
1995 $398,988,955 $870,740,292
1996 $450,382,328 $941,709,423
1997 $508,223,602 $850,232,760
1998 $540,096,398 $672,368,187
1999 $589,239,754 $669,386,624
2000 $624,337,145 $635,866,404
2001 $870,031,677 $1,681,473,894
2002 $897,031,250 $1,933,863,911
2003 $1,052,121,055 $2,142,618,046
2004 $1,226,829,563 $2,237,350,687
2005 $1,163,362,438 $2,545,275,313
2006 $1,575,200,391 $3,263,697,467
2007 $1,868,383,461 $3,632,957,611
2008 $2,271,646,188 $4,157,895,298
2009 $2,345,294,875 $3,953,403,098
2010 $2,588,176,055 $4,262,805,967
2011 $2,774,350,240 $4,861,632,885
2012 $2,886,163,997 $6,141,666,509
2013 $3,295,009,238 $7,502,762,863
2014 $3,697,353,039 $7,686,138,791
2015 $4,129,505,319 $6,788,352,975
2016 $4,409,942,624 $6,084,297,211
2017 $4,816,426,257 $5,749,846,528
2018 $5,404,344,163 $6,390,514,689
2019 $5,726,094,799 $6,526,183,564
2020 $3,712,604,583 $6,693,888,876
2021 $5,252,457,370 $7,173,379,137
2022 $6,177,118,114 $7,124,465,160
2023 $6,590,894,302 $6,411,787,856
2024 $6,975,146,349 $7,547,843,281

Maldives and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $156.9 $160.2
1971 $169.8 $151.8
1972 $192.2 $165.3
1973 $228.7 $200.7
1974 $281.5 $222.2
1975 $171.4 $228.4
1976 $151.8 $196.4
1977 $137.3 $224.3
1978 $156.1 $305
1979 $240.2 $346
1980 $257.6 $336
1981 $264.1 $334
1982 $274.8 $380
1983 $323 $285.9
1984 $594 $306
1985 $669 $235.5
1986 $720 $131.5
1987 $692 $172.4
1988 $799 $268.2
1989 $870 $231.3
1990 $957 $154.8
1991 $1,054 $183.7
1992 $1,194 $163.2
1993 $1,317 $185
1994 $1,419 $218.5
1995 $1,555 $208.4
1996 $1,717 $224.3
1997 $1,898 $199.9
1998 $1,980 $156.5
1999 $2,124 $155
2000 $2,214 $143.7
2001 $3,034 $358
2002 $3,076 $389
2003 $3,549 $414
2004 $4,070 $418
2005 $3,797 $463
2006 $5,019 $580
2007 $5,758 $632
2008 $6,757 $705
2009 $6,734 $653
2010 $7,174 $685
2011 $7,425 $761
2012 $7,461 $938
2013 $8,236 $1,117
2014 $8,939 $1,118
2015 $9,645 $965
2016 $9,948 $844
2017 $10,510 $779
2018 $11,423 $846
2019 $11,740 $844
2020 $7,394 $846
2021 $10,176 $886
2022 $11,786 $861
2023 $12,530 $758
2024 $13,216 $873

Maldives vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Sierra Leone
1950 36.5 28.9
1951 37.1 29.3
1952 37 29.7
1953 36.9 30.1
1954 36.9 30.5
1955 37 30.9
1956 37.1 31.3
1957 37.3 31.8
1958 37.6 32.1
1959 37.9 32.6
1960 38.2 33.1
1961 38.6 33.6
1962 39.1 34.2
1963 39.6 34.7
1964 40.2 35.3
1965 40.8 35.9
1966 41.4 36.6
1967 42.1 37.3
1968 42.9 37.8
1969 43.7 38.2
1970 44.5 38.6
1971 45.5 39.1
1972 46.4 39.5
1973 47.5 40
1974 48.5 40.4
1975 49.6 41
1976 50.8 41.4
1977 51.8 41.8
1978 50.4 42.2
1979 53.9 42.5
1980 54.8 42.8
1981 55.7 43.1
1982 56.6 43.3
1983 57.5 43.5
1984 58.3 43.6
1985 59.2 43.6
1986 60 43.5
1987 60.8 43.7
1988 61.6 43.8
1989 62.4 43.7
1990 63.1 43.7
1991 63.9 43.3
1992 64.7 43.5
1993 65.4 43.4
1994 66.2 42.8
1995 67 42.6
1996 67.7 43.5
1997 68.5 43.6
1998 69.3 42.7
1999 70.2 42
2000 70.9 44.8
2001 71.7 45.4
2002 72.4 46.2
2003 73.3 46.8
2004 73 47.5
2005 74.8 48.3
2006 75.3 49.5
2007 75.7 50
2008 76 50.7
2009 76.4 51.3
2010 76.8 51.9
2011 77.1 52.6
2012 77.5 53.2
2013 77.8 54.1
2014 78.2 54.3
2015 78.6 55.5
2016 78.9 56.9
2017 79.2 57.8
2018 79.4 59.1
2019 79.7 59.6
2020 78.7 59.7
2021 78.1 60.3
2022 80.8 61.3
2023 81 61.8
2024 81.3 62
2025 81.5 62.2

Maldives and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Maldives Sierra Leone
1960 91,189 2,268,356
1961 93,450 2,304,227
1962 95,802 2,342,242
1963 98,222 2,382,258
1964 100,662 2,424,390
1965 104,102 2,468,666
1966 108,507 2,514,638
1967 112,528 2,562,384
1968 116,075 2,611,532
1969 119,564 2,661,365
1970 123,219 2,712,286
1971 127,035 2,763,222
1972 130,968 2,814,388
1973 134,952 2,866,955
1974 138,978 2,920,459
1975 143,158 2,974,657
1976 147,525 3,028,820
1977 151,930 3,085,354
1978 156,159 3,145,517
1979 160,360 3,207,499
1980 164,835 3,272,089
1981 169,532 3,338,940
1982 174,333 3,408,183
1983 179,128 3,481,646
1984 184,198 3,558,758
1985 190,169 3,638,438
1986 196,935 3,728,380
1987 203,944 3,829,718
1988 210,885 3,934,517
1989 217,738 4,034,037
1990 224,762 4,196,828
1991 231,802 4,246,267
1992 238,543 4,166,366
1993 244,884 4,157,130
1994 250,822 4,173,105
1995 256,649 4,179,179
1996 262,347 4,199,210
1997 267,707 4,253,716
1998 272,723 4,295,785
1999 277,412 4,318,043
2000 282,019 4,423,611
2001 286,767 4,692,716
2002 291,616 4,971,435
2003 296,491 5,177,687
2004 301,413 5,355,717
2005 306,429 5,501,712
2006 313,851 5,624,466
2007 324,479 5,749,352
2008 336,170 5,894,722
2009 348,275 6,055,646
2010 360,792 6,222,714
2011 373,674 6,387,251
2012 386,818 6,551,080
2013 400,070 6,714,051
2014 413,617 6,876,385
2015 428,154 7,037,655
2016 443,308 7,205,328
2017 458,287 7,379,299
2018 473,099 7,554,563
2019 487,731 7,731,991
2020 502,118 7,912,558
2021 516,154 8,094,602
2022 524,106 8,276,807
2023 525,994 8,460,512
2024 527,799 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Maldives and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Sierra Leone
1960 6.71 6.18
1961 6.79 6.21
1962 6.89 6.22
1963 6.94 6.26
1964 7 6.29
1965 7.07 6.31
1966 7.15 6.35
1967 7.23 6.38
1968 7.28 6.39
1969 7.33 6.39
1970 7.39 6.41
1971 7.38 6.43
1972 7.37 6.45
1973 7.4 6.47
1974 7.38 6.53
1975 7.32 6.55
1976 7.29 6.55
1977 7.27 6.57
1978 7.23 6.59
1979 7.23 6.58
1980 7.23 6.56
1981 7.19 6.55
1982 7.15 6.56
1983 7.09 6.57
1984 7.03 6.59
1985 6.94 6.59
1986 6.85 6.6
1987 6.73 6.61
1988 6.58 6.59
1989 6.39 6.57
1990 6.13 6.57
1991 5.8 6.55
1992 5.44 6.56
1993 5.06 6.57
1994 4.69 6.56
1995 4.29 6.56
1996 3.86 6.55
1997 3.48 6.53
1998 3.17 6.5
1999 2.9 6.42
2000 2.69 6.36
2001 2.53 6.31
2002 2.42 6.23
2003 2.34 6.09
2004 2.26 5.92
2005 2.2 5.81
2006 2.2 5.74
2007 2.29 5.64
2008 2.37 5.56
2009 2.39 5.45
2010 2.35 5.33
2011 2.31 5.21
2012 2.25 5.06
2013 2.17 4.87
2014 2.09 4.7
2015 2 4.55
2016 1.9 4.47
2017 1.8 4.39
2018 1.71 4.29
2019 1.64 4.19
2020 1.61 4.08
2021 1.6 3.98
2022 1.58 3.88
2023 1.58 3.79

Maldives and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Maldives Sierra Leone
1960 20.6 21.1
1961 20.6 21.1
1962 20.6 21.1
1963 20.6 21
1964 20.5 21
1965 19.9 20.9
1966 18.9 20.9
1967 18.2 20.8
1968 17.8 20.7
1969 17.6 20.6
1970 17.4 20.4
1971 17.3 20.2
1972 17.2 20.1
1973 17.2 19.9
1974 17.2 19.8
1975 17.1 19.6
1976 17 19.5
1977 17 19.4
1978 17 19.3
1979 16.9 19.2
1980 16.8 19.1
1981 16.8 19.1
1982 16.9 19
1983 16.9 18.9
1984 17 18.9
1985 17 18.8
1986 16.9 18.7
1987 16.7 18.7
1988 16.6 18.6
1989 16.5 18.6
1990 16.4 18.5
1991 16.4 18.5
1992 16.4 18.4
1993 16.5 18.4
1994 16.7 18.3
1995 16.9 18.2
1996 17.3 18.2
1997 17.6 18.1
1998 18 18.1
1999 18.4 18
2000 18.9 18
2001 19.3 18
2002 19.8 17.9
2003 20.3 17.9
2004 20.9 17.9
2005 21.5 18
2006 22.1 18
2007 22.7 18
2008 23.2 18.1
2009 23.8 18.1
2010 24.4 18.2
2011 25.1 18.3
2012 25.8 18.4
2013 26.5 18.5
2014 27.1 18.6
2015 27.6 18.7
2016 28 18.9
2017 28.5 19.1
2018 29 19.2
2019 29.5 19.4
2020 30.1 19.6
2021 30.7 19.8
2022 31.4 20
2023 32.1 20.3
2024 32.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
38.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Maldives Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Maldives Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
7,270 mi
2015

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