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Maldives vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 188th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Singapore
Population
531152
6105665
Population rank 168/197 113/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Maldives and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Singapore
Year GDP
Maldives Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $19,328,038 $1,920,574,150
1971 $21,566,404 $2,263,785,444
1972 $25,177,138 $2,721,440,981
1973 $30,862,042 $3,696,213,333
1974 $39,120,171 $5,221,534,956
1975 $24,540,878 $5,633,673,930
1976 $22,399,467 $6,327,077,974
1977 $20,853,789 $6,618,585,074
1978 $24,369,109 $7,517,176,355
1979 $38,523,364 $9,296,921,724
1980 $42,463,576 $11,896,256,783
1981 $44,781,457 $14,175,228,844
1982 $47,911,340 $16,084,252,378
1983 $57,829,787 $17,784,112,150
1984 $109,503,546 $19,749,361,098
1985 $127,190,758 $19,156,532,746
1986 $141,882,254 $18,586,746,057
1987 $141,223,029 $20,919,215,578
1988 $168,514,513 $25,371,462,488
1989 $189,514,434 $30,465,364,739
1990 $215,043,970 $36,144,336,769
1991 $244,396,762 $45,466,164,978
1992 $284,875,809 $52,131,320,033
1993 $322,417,837 $60,603,815,716
1994 $356,014,932 $73,688,724,431
1995 $398,988,955 $87,812,540,788
1996 $450,382,328 $96,293,086,513
1997 $508,223,602 $100,123,787,215
1998 $540,096,398 $85,728,207,782
1999 $589,239,754 $86,286,849,755
2000 $624,337,145 $96,076,539,926
2001 $870,031,677 $89,793,790,670
2002 $897,031,250 $92,538,372,870
2003 $1,052,121,055 $97,646,401,096
2004 $1,226,829,563 $115,033,593,101
2005 $1,163,362,438 $127,807,848,728
2006 $1,575,200,391 $148,627,286,361
2007 $1,868,383,461 $180,941,701,358
2008 $2,271,646,188 $193,617,323,539
2009 $2,345,294,875 $194,150,283,772
2010 $2,588,176,055 $239,807,980,591
2011 $2,774,350,240 $279,356,499,090
2012 $2,886,163,997 $295,092,888,077
2013 $3,295,009,238 $307,576,360,585
2014 $3,697,353,039 $314,863,580,758
2015 $4,129,505,319 $307,998,545,269
2016 $4,409,942,624 $319,646,468,521
2017 $4,816,426,257 $343,673,334,902
2018 $5,404,344,163 $377,123,710,561
2019 $5,726,094,799 $376,161,998,830
2020 $3,712,604,583 $349,165,858,545
2021 $5,252,457,370 $436,591,382,250
2022 $6,177,118,114 $509,017,841,147
2023 $6,590,894,302 $505,439,514,078
2024 $6,975,146,349 $547,386,645,892

Maldives and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $156.9 $926
1971 $169.8 $1,071
1972 $192.2 $1,264
1973 $228.7 $1,685
1974 $281.5 $2,342
1975 $171.4 $2,490
1976 $151.8 $2,759
1977 $137.3 $2,846
1978 $156.1 $3,194
1979 $240.2 $3,901
1980 $257.6 $4,928
1981 $264.1 $5,597
1982 $274.8 $6,078
1983 $323 $6,633
1984 $594 $7,228
1985 $669 $7,002
1986 $720 $6,800
1987 $692 $7,539
1988 $799 $8,914
1989 $870 $10,395
1990 $957 $11,862
1991 $1,054 $14,502
1992 $1,194 $16,136
1993 $1,317 $18,290
1994 $1,419 $21,552
1995 $1,555 $24,915
1996 $1,717 $26,233
1997 $1,898 $26,376
1998 $1,980 $21,829
1999 $2,124 $21,797
2000 $2,214 $23,853
2001 $3,034 $21,700
2002 $3,076 $22,160
2003 $3,549 $23,730
2004 $4,070 $27,608
2005 $3,797 $29,961
2006 $5,019 $33,768
2007 $5,758 $39,433
2008 $6,757 $40,009
2009 $6,734 $38,927
2010 $7,174 $47,237
2011 $7,425 $53,891
2012 $7,461 $55,548
2013 $8,236 $56,967
2014 $8,939 $57,565
2015 $9,645 $55,646
2016 $9,948 $57,006
2017 $10,510 $61,236
2018 $11,423 $66,882
2019 $11,740 $65,952
2020 $7,394 $61,410
2021 $10,176 $80,056
2022 $11,786 $90,299
2023 $12,530 $85,412
2024 $13,216 $90,674

Maldives vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Singapore
1950 36.5 54.1
1951 37.1 55.3
1952 37 56.4
1953 36.9 57.5
1954 36.9 59.4
1955 37 61.2
1956 37.1 62.6
1957 37.3 63.4
1958 37.6 64
1959 37.9 64.8
1960 38.2 65.3
1961 38.6 65.7
1962 39.1 66.1
1963 39.6 66.5
1964 40.2 66.7
1965 40.8 66.9
1966 41.4 67.2
1967 42.1 67.3
1968 42.9 67.7
1969 43.7 68.1
1970 44.5 68.5
1971 45.5 68.8
1972 46.4 69
1973 47.5 69.4
1974 48.5 69.7
1975 49.6 70.2
1976 50.8 70.6
1977 51.8 70.9
1978 50.4 71.2
1979 53.9 71.4
1980 54.8 71.5
1981 55.7 71.7
1982 56.6 72
1983 57.5 72.4
1984 58.3 72.6
1985 59.2 73.1
1986 60 73.6
1987 60.8 74
1988 61.6 74
1989 62.4 74.3
1990 63.1 74.6
1991 63.9 75.1
1992 64.7 75.3
1993 65.4 75.5
1994 66.2 75.6
1995 67 75.7
1996 67.7 76.1
1997 68.5 76.4
1998 69.3 76.9
1999 70.2 77.3
2000 70.9 77.8
2001 71.7 78.3
2002 72.4 78.7
2003 73.3 79.2
2004 73 79.7
2005 74.8 80.3
2006 75.3 80.6
2007 75.7 80.9
2008 76 81.1
2009 76.4 81.4
2010 76.8 81.6
2011 77.1 81.9
2012 77.5 82.2
2013 77.8 82.5
2014 78.2 82.6
2015 78.6 82.7
2016 78.9 82.9
2017 79.2 83.1
2018 79.4 83.4
2019 79.7 83.7
2020 78.7 83.7
2021 78.1 83.5
2022 80.8 82.9
2023 81 83.7
2024 81.3 83.9
2025 81.5 84

Maldives and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Singapore
Year Population
Maldives Singapore
1960 91,189 1,646,400
1961 93,450 1,702,400
1962 95,802 1,750,200
1963 98,222 1,795,000
1964 100,662 1,841,600
1965 104,102 1,886,900
1966 108,507 1,934,400
1967 112,528 1,977,600
1968 116,075 2,012,000
1969 119,564 2,042,500
1970 123,219 2,074,507
1971 127,035 2,112,900
1972 130,968 2,152,400
1973 134,952 2,193,000
1974 138,978 2,229,800
1975 143,158 2,262,600
1976 147,525 2,293,300
1977 151,930 2,325,300
1978 156,159 2,353,600
1979 160,360 2,383,500
1980 164,835 2,413,945
1981 169,532 2,532,835
1982 174,333 2,646,466
1983 179,128 2,681,061
1984 184,198 2,732,221
1985 190,169 2,735,957
1986 196,935 2,733,373
1987 203,944 2,774,789
1988 210,885 2,846,108
1989 217,738 2,930,901
1990 224,762 3,047,132
1991 231,802 3,135,083
1992 238,543 3,230,698
1993 244,884 3,313,471
1994 250,822 3,419,048
1995 256,649 3,524,506
1996 262,347 3,670,704
1997 267,707 3,796,038
1998 272,723 3,927,213
1999 277,412 3,958,723
2000 282,019 4,027,887
2001 286,767 4,138,012
2002 291,616 4,175,950
2003 296,491 4,114,826
2004 301,413 4,166,664
2005 306,429 4,265,762
2006 313,851 4,401,365
2007 324,479 4,588,599
2008 336,170 4,839,396
2009 348,275 4,987,573
2010 360,792 5,076,732
2011 373,674 5,183,688
2012 386,818 5,312,437
2013 400,070 5,399,162
2014 413,617 5,469,724
2015 428,154 5,535,002
2016 443,308 5,607,283
2017 458,287 5,612,253
2018 473,099 5,638,676
2019 487,731 5,703,569
2020 502,118 5,685,807
2021 516,154 5,453,566
2022 524,106 5,637,022
2023 525,994 5,917,648
2024 527,799 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Maldives and Singapore

Fertility rate
Maldives

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Singapore
1960 6.71 5.76
1961 6.79 5.41
1962 6.89 5.21
1963 6.94 5.16
1964 7 4.97
1965 7.07 4.66
1966 7.15 4.46
1967 7.23 3.91
1968 7.28 3.53
1969 7.33 3.22
1970 7.39 3.07
1971 7.38 3.02
1972 7.37 3.04
1973 7.4 2.79
1974 7.38 2.35
1975 7.32 2.07
1976 7.29 2.11
1977 7.27 1.82
1978 7.23 1.79
1979 7.23 1.79
1980 7.23 1.82
1981 7.19 1.78
1982 7.15 1.74
1983 7.09 1.61
1984 7.03 1.62
1985 6.94 1.61
1986 6.85 1.43
1987 6.73 1.62
1988 6.58 1.96
1989 6.39 1.75
1990 6.13 1.83
1991 5.8 1.73
1992 5.44 1.72
1993 5.06 1.74
1994 4.69 1.71
1995 4.29 1.67
1996 3.86 1.66
1997 3.48 1.61
1998 3.17 1.48
1999 2.9 1.47
2000 2.69 1.6
2001 2.53 1.41
2002 2.42 1.37
2003 2.34 1.27
2004 2.26 1.26
2005 2.2 1.26
2006 2.2 1.28
2007 2.29 1.29
2008 2.37 1.28
2009 2.39 1.22
2010 2.35 1.15
2011 2.31 1.2
2012 2.25 1.29
2013 2.17 1.19
2014 2.09 1.25
2015 2 1.24
2016 1.9 1.2
2017 1.8 1.16
2018 1.71 1.14
2019 1.64 1.14
2020 1.61 1.1
2021 1.6 1.12
2022 1.58 1.04
2023 1.58 0.97

Maldives and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Maldives Singapore
1960 20.6 18.2
1961 20.6 18.1
1962 20.6 18
1963 20.6 18
1964 20.5 18.1
1965 19.9 18.2
1966 18.9 18.4
1967 18.2 18.6
1968 17.8 18.9
1969 17.6 19.3
1970 17.4 19.7
1971 17.3 20.1
1972 17.2 20.6
1973 17.2 21
1974 17.2 21.5
1975 17.1 22
1976 17 22.6
1977 17 23.1
1978 17 23.6
1979 16.9 24.2
1980 16.8 24.7
1981 16.8 25.3
1982 16.9 25.9
1983 16.9 26.4
1984 17 26.9
1985 17 27.3
1986 16.9 27.8
1987 16.7 28.3
1988 16.6 28.7
1989 16.5 29.1
1990 16.4 29.5
1991 16.4 29.8
1992 16.4 30.1
1993 16.5 30.4
1994 16.7 30.7
1995 16.9 31
1996 17.3 31.2
1997 17.6 31.4
1998 18 31.6
1999 18.4 31.9
2000 18.9 32.2
2001 19.3 32.5
2002 19.8 32.7
2003 20.3 33
2004 20.9 33.3
2005 21.5 33.5
2006 22.1 33.6
2007 22.7 33.6
2008 23.2 33.5
2009 23.8 33.6
2010 24.4 33.7
2011 25.1 33.9
2012 25.8 34
2013 26.5 34.1
2014 27.1 34.2
2015 27.6 34.4
2016 28 34.5
2017 28.5 34.8
2018 29 35
2019 29.5 35.2
2020 30.1 35.5
2021 30.7 35.8
2022 31.4 35.9
2023 32.1 36.2
2024 32.9 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
98%
2024

Energy

Maldives Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Singapore
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Maldives Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Singapore
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
2,175 mi
2017

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