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Maldives vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 188th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Sudan
Population
531152
52963918
Population rank 168/197 29/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Maldives and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Sudan
Year GDP
Maldives Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $19,328,038 $2,100,229,759
1971 $21,566,404 $2,288,340,041
1972 $25,177,138 $2,483,055,722
1973 $30,862,042 $3,077,254,460
1974 $39,120,171 $3,958,931,660
1975 $24,540,878 $4,823,090,192
1976 $22,399,467 $6,013,210,816
1977 $20,853,789 $7,499,005,639
1978 $24,369,109 $8,128,719,315
1979 $38,523,364 $8,418,407,787
1980 $42,463,576 $8,951,800,000
1981 $44,781,457 $10,753,888,154
1982 $47,911,340 $8,732,542,274
1983 $57,829,787 $8,230,153,846
1984 $109,503,546 $10,447,615,385
1985 $127,190,758 $8,075,259,600
1986 $141,882,254 $10,092,200,000
1987 $141,223,029 $12,093,333,333
1988 $168,514,513 $14,372,555,556
1989 $189,514,434 $21,408,111,111
1990 $215,043,970 $33,641,222,222
1991 $244,396,762 $44,171,194,366
1992 $284,875,809 $7,031,933,492
1993 $322,417,837 $8,881,005,436
1994 $356,014,932 $12,793,794,737
1995 $398,988,955 $13,830,363,900
1996 $450,382,328 $9,018,300,725
1997 $508,223,602 $11,681,175,864
1998 $540,096,398 $11,250,221,537
1999 $589,239,754 $10,682,028,340
2000 $624,337,145 $12,257,299,147
2001 $870,031,677 $15,716,361,792
2002 $897,031,250 $18,137,128,388
2003 $1,052,121,055 $21,355,298,460
2004 $1,226,829,563 $26,646,007,251
2005 $1,163,362,438 $35,182,711,988
2006 $1,575,200,391 $45,263,831,634
2007 $1,868,383,461 $59,440,139,775
2008 $2,271,646,188 $64,833,083,257
2009 $2,345,294,875 $51,621,044,077
2010 $2,588,176,055 $58,962,978,034
2011 $2,774,350,240 $55,018,567,211
2012 $2,886,163,997 $37,632,919,967
2013 $3,295,009,238 $43,024,018,082
2014 $3,697,353,039 $49,516,748,618
2015 $4,129,505,319 $51,726,758,677
2016 $4,409,942,624 $42,630,376,000
2017 $4,816,426,257 $41,283,617,976
2018 $5,404,344,163 $32,333,780,383
2019 $5,726,094,799 $32,338,079,165
2020 $3,712,604,583 $27,034,593,750
2021 $5,252,457,370 $34,229,513,775
2022 $6,177,118,114 $51,666,875,363
2023 $6,590,894,302 $39,898,289,821
2024 $6,975,146,349 $49,909,807,030

Maldives and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $156.9 $179.6
1971 $169.8 $189
1972 $192.2 $198.2
1973 $228.7 $235.8
1974 $281.5 $291.5
1975 $171.4 $343
1976 $151.8 $413
1977 $137.3 $497
1978 $156.1 $518
1979 $240.2 $515
1980 $257.6 $525
1981 $264.1 $605
1982 $274.8 $472
1983 $323 $431
1984 $594 $534
1985 $669 $406
1986 $720 $497
1987 $692 $584
1988 $799 $680
1989 $870 $992
1990 $957 $1,528
1991 $1,054 $1,966
1992 $1,194 $307
1993 $1,317 $379
1994 $1,419 $532
1995 $1,555 $561
1996 $1,717 $357
1997 $1,898 $453
1998 $1,980 $425
1999 $2,124 $394
2000 $2,214 $441
2001 $3,034 $551
2002 $3,076 $621
2003 $3,549 $714
2004 $4,070 $872
2005 $3,797 $1,125
2006 $5,019 $1,415
2007 $5,758 $1,814
2008 $6,757 $1,928
2009 $6,734 $1,493
2010 $7,174 $1,665
2011 $7,425 $1,522
2012 $7,461 $1,019
2013 $8,236 $1,139
2014 $8,939 $1,275
2015 $9,645 $1,292
2016 $9,948 $1,033
2017 $10,510 $967
2018 $11,423 $731
2019 $11,740 $710
2020 $7,394 $578
2021 $10,176 $712
2022 $11,786 $1,046
2023 $12,530 $797
2024 $13,216 $989

Maldives vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Sudan
1950 36.5 45.8
1951 37.1 46.2
1952 37 46.5
1953 36.9 46.9
1954 36.9 47.3
1955 37 47.7
1956 37.1 48.1
1957 37.3 48.5
1958 37.6 48.9
1959 37.9 49.2
1960 38.2 49.6
1961 38.6 50
1962 39.1 50.4
1963 39.6 50.8
1964 40.2 50.9
1965 40.8 51
1966 41.4 51.3
1967 42.1 51.5
1968 42.9 51.8
1969 43.7 52
1970 44.5 52.3
1971 45.5 52.5
1972 46.4 52.8
1973 47.5 53
1974 48.5 53.2
1975 49.6 53.3
1976 50.8 53.3
1977 51.8 53.5
1978 50.4 53.3
1979 53.9 53.4
1980 54.8 54.1
1981 55.7 54.4
1982 56.6 54.4
1983 57.5 49.6
1984 58.3 49.8
1985 59.2 50
1986 60 54.6
1987 60.8 54.7
1988 61.6 55
1989 62.4 54.9
1990 63.1 55.5
1991 63.9 55.6
1992 64.7 56
1993 65.4 56.1
1994 66.2 57
1995 67 57.4
1996 67.7 57.6
1997 68.5 58.1
1998 69.3 58.3
1999 70.2 58.6
2000 70.9 58.9
2001 71.7 59.3
2002 72.4 59.3
2003 73.3 58.3
2004 73 56.8
2005 74.8 57.2
2006 75.3 60.4
2007 75.7 61.4
2008 76 61.3
2009 76.4 62.7
2010 76.8 63
2011 77.1 63.2
2012 77.5 63.4
2013 77.8 63.4
2014 78.2 64
2015 78.6 64.4
2016 78.9 64.7
2017 79.2 65.1
2018 79.4 65.5
2019 79.7 65.8
2020 78.7 65.1
2021 78.1 64.5
2022 80.8 65.7
2023 81 66.3
2024 81.3 66.5
2025 81.5 66.7

Maldives and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Sudan
Year Population
Maldives Sudan
1960 91,189 8,364,489
1961 93,450 8,634,941
1962 95,802 8,919,028
1963 98,222 9,218,077
1964 100,662 9,531,109
1965 104,102 9,858,030
1966 108,507 10,197,578
1967 112,528 10,550,597
1968 116,075 10,917,999
1969 119,564 11,298,936
1970 123,219 11,695,771
1971 127,035 12,105,539
1972 130,968 12,527,856
1973 134,952 13,049,315
1974 138,978 13,580,723
1975 143,158 14,064,798
1976 147,525 14,569,716
1977 151,930 15,086,614
1978 156,159 15,695,003
1979 160,360 16,355,352
1980 164,835 17,058,905
1981 169,532 17,780,572
1982 174,333 18,486,645
1983 179,128 19,109,770
1984 184,198 19,546,528
1985 190,169 19,905,872
1986 196,935 20,288,238
1987 203,944 20,704,904
1988 210,885 21,138,431
1989 217,738 21,578,022
1990 224,762 22,021,481
1991 231,802 22,470,676
1992 238,543 22,927,355
1993 244,884 23,445,592
1994 250,822 24,043,948
1995 256,649 24,672,143
1996 262,347 25,231,528
1997 267,707 25,799,821
1998 272,723 26,458,999
1999 277,412 27,130,613
2000 282,019 27,816,745
2001 286,767 28,516,770
2002 291,616 29,228,727
2003 296,491 29,896,035
2004 301,413 30,556,637
2005 306,429 31,262,444
2006 313,851 31,992,435
2007 324,479 32,764,135
2008 336,170 33,623,980
2009 348,275 34,569,113
2010 360,792 35,414,399
2011 373,674 36,140,806
2012 386,818 36,923,178
2013 400,070 37,785,849
2014 413,617 38,823,318
2015 428,154 40,024,431
2016 443,308 41,259,892
2017 458,287 42,714,306
2018 473,099 44,230,596
2019 487,731 45,548,175
2020 502,118 46,789,231
2021 516,154 48,066,924
2022 524,106 49,383,346
2023 525,994 50,042,791
2024 527,799 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Maldives and Sudan

Fertility rate
Maldives

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Sudan
1960 6.71 6.66
1961 6.79 6.66
1962 6.89 6.7
1963 6.94 6.76
1964 7 6.8
1965 7.07 6.84
1966 7.15 6.88
1967 7.23 6.91
1968 7.28 6.95
1969 7.33 6.97
1970 7.39 6.99
1971 7.38 7.02
1972 7.37 6.98
1973 7.4 6.94
1974 7.38 6.91
1975 7.32 6.87
1976 7.29 6.82
1977 7.27 6.78
1978 7.23 6.72
1979 7.23 6.65
1980 7.23 6.59
1981 7.19 6.53
1982 7.15 6.47
1983 7.09 6.41
1984 7.03 6.34
1985 6.94 6.28
1986 6.85 6.23
1987 6.73 6.18
1988 6.58 6.13
1989 6.39 6.11
1990 6.13 6.07
1991 5.8 6.05
1992 5.44 6.02
1993 5.06 5.97
1994 4.69 5.91
1995 4.29 5.86
1996 3.86 5.79
1997 3.48 5.72
1998 3.17 5.65
1999 2.9 5.62
2000 2.69 5.6
2001 2.53 5.56
2002 2.42 5.53
2003 2.34 5.49
2004 2.26 5.46
2005 2.2 5.4
2006 2.2 5.33
2007 2.29 5.27
2008 2.37 5.21
2009 2.39 5.17
2010 2.35 5.14
2011 2.31 5.09
2012 2.25 5.03
2013 2.17 4.97
2014 2.09 4.91
2015 2 4.9
2016 1.9 4.83
2017 1.8 4.76
2018 1.71 4.68
2019 1.64 4.62
2020 1.61 4.54
2021 1.6 4.46
2022 1.58 4.38
2023 1.58 4.32

Maldives and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Maldives Sudan
1960 20.6 16.7
1961 20.6 16.7
1962 20.6 16.7
1963 20.6 16.6
1964 20.5 16.5
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 18.9 16.4
1967 18.2 16.4
1968 17.8 16.3
1969 17.6 16.3
1970 17.4 16.2
1971 17.3 16.2
1972 17.2 16.1
1973 17.2 16
1974 17.2 15.9
1975 17.1 16
1976 17 16
1977 17 16.1
1978 17 16.2
1979 16.9 16.4
1980 16.8 16.5
1981 16.8 16.6
1982 16.9 16.7
1983 16.9 16.7
1984 17 16.8
1985 17 16.8
1986 16.9 16.8
1987 16.7 16.9
1988 16.6 16.9
1989 16.5 16.8
1990 16.4 16.8
1991 16.4 16.8
1992 16.4 16.8
1993 16.5 16.8
1994 16.7 16.8
1995 16.9 16.8
1996 17.3 16.8
1997 17.6 16.8
1998 18 16.8
1999 18.4 16.9
2000 18.9 16.9
2001 19.3 17
2002 19.8 17
2003 20.3 17.1
2004 20.9 17.1
2005 21.5 17.1
2006 22.1 17.2
2007 22.7 17.3
2008 23.2 17.3
2009 23.8 17.4
2010 24.4 17.5
2011 25.1 17.4
2012 25.8 17.5
2013 26.5 17.5
2014 27.1 17.7
2015 27.6 17.9
2016 28 18.1
2017 28.5 18.3
2018 29 18.6
2019 29.5 18.7
2020 30.1 18.9
2021 30.7 19
2022 31.4 19.2
2023 32.1 19.3
2024 32.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
15.3%
2014

Energy

Maldives Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Maldives Sudan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
60.7%
2018
English speaking
70%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Maldives Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Sudan
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
19,263 mi
2019

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