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Maldives vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 188th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Sweden
Population
531152
10654722
Population rank 168/197 93/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Maldives and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Sweden
Year GDP
Maldives Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 $19,328,038 $38,037,663,342
1971 $21,566,404 $41,506,627,519
1972 $25,177,138 $48,883,734,672
1973 $30,862,042 $59,319,523,962
1974 $39,120,171 $65,918,391,224
1975 $24,540,878 $82,766,182,746
1976 $22,399,467 $89,233,541,404
1977 $20,853,789 $94,332,865,494
1978 $24,369,109 $104,292,130,796
1979 $38,523,364 $123,208,942,175
1980 $42,463,576 $141,887,695,763
1981 $44,781,457 $129,500,408,224
1982 $47,911,340 $114,216,043,040
1983 $57,829,787 $104,863,313,508
1984 $109,503,546 $109,044,297,251
1985 $127,190,758 $113,959,392,485
1986 $141,882,254 $150,281,594,980
1987 $141,223,029 $182,746,413,791
1988 $168,514,513 $206,688,963,474
1989 $189,514,434 $217,634,838,449
1990 $215,043,970 $261,469,578,631
1991 $244,396,762 $273,834,608,020
1992 $284,875,809 $283,912,173,667
1993 $322,417,837 $212,647,043,708
1994 $356,014,932 $228,701,658,891
1995 $398,988,955 $267,052,836,695
1996 $450,382,328 $291,952,430,659
1997 $508,223,602 $268,251,974,486
1998 $540,096,398 $270,889,570,938
1999 $589,239,754 $274,320,415,376
2000 $624,337,145 $262,905,197,442
2001 $870,031,677 $242,499,249,693
2002 $897,031,250 $267,373,345,247
2003 $1,052,121,055 $334,074,051,173
2004 $1,226,829,563 $384,547,211,147
2005 $1,163,362,438 $391,690,329,314
2006 $1,575,200,391 $422,530,427,476
2007 $1,868,383,461 $490,050,156,833
2008 $2,271,646,188 $514,616,528,349
2009 $2,345,294,875 $434,313,804,907
2010 $2,588,176,055 $492,753,255,886
2011 $2,774,350,240 $570,541,353,129
2012 $2,886,163,997 $549,742,183,874
2013 $3,295,009,238 $584,128,116,410
2014 $3,697,353,039 $577,730,245,154
2015 $4,129,505,319 $501,698,263,621
2016 $4,409,942,624 $514,218,206,628
2017 $4,816,426,257 $536,083,940,229
2018 $5,404,344,163 $551,312,498,430
2019 $5,726,094,799 $532,169,294,166
2020 $3,712,604,583 $545,147,614,972
2021 $5,252,457,370 $637,186,904,844
2022 $6,177,118,114 $579,895,717,344
2023 $6,590,894,302 $585,489,968,189
2024 $6,975,146,349 $610,117,791,237

Maldives and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 $156.9 $4,729
1971 $169.8 $5,125
1972 $192.2 $6,018
1973 $228.7 $7,291
1974 $281.5 $8,078
1975 $171.4 $10,103
1976 $151.8 $10,853
1977 $137.3 $11,432
1978 $156.1 $12,602
1979 $240.2 $14,856
1980 $257.6 $17,073
1981 $264.1 $15,564
1982 $274.8 $13,719
1983 $323 $12,590
1984 $594 $13,080
1985 $669 $13,647
1986 $720 $17,955
1987 $692 $21,761
1988 $799 $24,499
1989 $870 $25,625
1990 $957 $30,550
1991 $1,054 $31,777
1992 $1,194 $32,754
1993 $1,317 $24,390
1994 $1,419 $26,046
1995 $1,555 $30,254
1996 $1,717 $33,023
1997 $1,898 $30,324
1998 $1,980 $30,606
1999 $2,124 $30,969
2000 $2,214 $29,633
2001 $3,034 $27,259
2002 $3,076 $29,958
2003 $3,549 $37,292
2004 $4,070 $42,758
2005 $3,797 $43,379
2006 $5,019 $46,532
2007 $5,758 $53,569
2008 $6,757 $55,817
2009 $6,734 $46,708
2010 $7,174 $52,543
2011 $7,425 $60,380
2012 $7,461 $57,750
2013 $8,236 $60,844
2014 $8,939 $59,584
2015 $9,645 $51,198
2016 $9,948 $51,820
2017 $10,510 $53,301
2018 $11,423 $54,182
2019 $11,740 $51,773
2020 $7,394 $52,654
2021 $10,176 $61,175
2022 $11,786 $55,297
2023 $12,530 $55,567
2024 $13,216 $57,723

Maldives vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Sweden
1950 36.5 71.1
1951 37.1 71.4
1952 37 71.8
1953 36.9 71.9
1954 36.9 72.4
1955 37 72.6
1956 37.1 72.7
1957 37.3 72.5
1958 37.6 73.2
1959 37.9 73.4
1960 38.2 73
1961 38.6 73.5
1962 39.1 73.4
1963 39.6 73.5
1964 40.2 73.7
1965 40.8 73.9
1966 41.4 74.1
1967 42.1 74.1
1968 42.9 74
1969 43.7 74.1
1970 44.5 74.7
1971 45.5 74.6
1972 46.4 74.7
1973 47.5 74.9
1974 48.5 75
1975 49.6 75
1976 50.8 75
1977 51.8 75.4
1978 50.4 75.5
1979 53.9 75.5
1980 54.8 75.7
1981 55.7 76
1982 56.6 76.3
1983 57.5 76.6
1984 58.3 76.8
1985 59.2 76.7
1986 60 77
1987 60.8 77.1
1988 61.6 77
1989 62.4 77.7
1990 63.1 77.6
1991 63.9 77.7
1992 64.7 78.1
1993 65.4 78.1
1994 66.2 78.7
1995 67 78.8
1996 67.7 79
1997 68.5 79.3
1998 69.3 79.4
1999 70.2 79.5
2000 70.9 79.7
2001 71.7 79.8
2002 72.4 79.9
2003 73.3 80.2
2004 73 80.5
2005 74.8 80.6
2006 75.3 80.8
2007 75.7 81
2008 76 81.1
2009 76.4 81.4
2010 76.8 81.5
2011 77.1 81.8
2012 77.5 81.7
2013 77.8 81.9
2014 78.2 82.2
2015 78.6 82.2
2016 78.9 82.3
2017 79.2 82.4
2018 79.4 82.5
2019 79.7 83.1
2020 78.7 82.4
2021 78.1 83
2022 80.8 83
2023 81 83.3
2024 81.3 83.4
2025 81.5 83.6

Maldives and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Sweden
Year Population
Maldives Sweden
1960 91,189 7,484,656
1961 93,450 7,519,998
1962 95,802 7,561,588
1963 98,222 7,604,328
1964 100,662 7,661,354
1965 104,102 7,733,853
1966 108,507 7,807,797
1967 112,528 7,867,931
1968 116,075 7,912,273
1969 119,564 7,968,072
1970 123,219 8,042,801
1971 127,035 8,098,334
1972 130,968 8,122,300
1973 134,952 8,136,312
1974 138,978 8,159,955
1975 143,158 8,192,437
1976 147,525 8,222,286
1977 151,930 8,251,540
1978 156,159 8,275,599
1979 160,360 8,293,678
1980 164,835 8,310,531
1981 169,532 8,320,503
1982 174,333 8,325,263
1983 179,128 8,329,033
1984 184,198 8,336,605
1985 190,169 8,350,386
1986 196,935 8,369,829
1987 203,944 8,397,804
1988 210,885 8,436,489
1989 217,738 8,492,964
1990 224,762 8,558,835
1991 231,802 8,617,375
1992 238,543 8,668,067
1993 244,884 8,718,561
1994 250,822 8,780,745
1995 256,649 8,826,939
1996 262,347 8,840,998
1997 267,707 8,846,062
1998 272,723 8,850,974
1999 277,412 8,857,874
2000 282,019 8,872,109
2001 286,767 8,895,960
2002 291,616 8,924,958
2003 296,491 8,958,229
2004 301,413 8,993,531
2005 306,429 9,029,572
2006 313,851 9,080,505
2007 324,479 9,148,092
2008 336,170 9,219,637
2009 348,275 9,298,515
2010 360,792 9,378,126
2011 373,674 9,449,213
2012 386,818 9,519,374
2013 400,070 9,600,379
2014 413,617 9,696,110
2015 428,154 9,799,186
2016 443,308 9,923,085
2017 458,287 10,057,698
2018 473,099 10,175,214
2019 487,731 10,278,887
2020 502,118 10,353,442
2021 516,154 10,415,811
2022 524,106 10,486,941
2023 525,994 10,536,632
2024 527,799 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Maldives and Sweden

Fertility rate
Maldives

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Sweden
1960 6.71 2.17
1961 6.79 2.21
1962 6.89 2.25
1963 6.94 2.33
1964 7 2.47
1965 7.07 2.39
1966 7.15 2.37
1967 7.23 2.28
1968 7.28 2.07
1969 7.33 1.93
1970 7.39 1.92
1971 7.38 1.96
1972 7.37 1.91
1973 7.4 1.87
1974 7.38 1.87
1975 7.32 1.77
1976 7.29 1.68
1977 7.27 1.64
1978 7.23 1.6
1979 7.23 1.66
1980 7.23 1.68
1981 7.19 1.63
1982 7.15 1.62
1983 7.09 1.61
1984 7.03 1.66
1985 6.94 1.74
1986 6.85 1.8
1987 6.73 1.84
1988 6.58 1.96
1989 6.39 2.01
1990 6.13 2.13
1991 5.8 2.11
1992 5.44 2.09
1993 5.06 1.99
1994 4.69 1.88
1995 4.29 1.73
1996 3.86 1.6
1997 3.48 1.52
1998 3.17 1.5
1999 2.9 1.5
2000 2.69 1.54
2001 2.53 1.57
2002 2.42 1.65
2003 2.34 1.71
2004 2.26 1.75
2005 2.2 1.77
2006 2.2 1.85
2007 2.29 1.88
2008 2.37 1.91
2009 2.39 1.94
2010 2.35 1.98
2011 2.31 1.9
2012 2.25 1.91
2013 2.17 1.89
2014 2.09 1.88
2015 2 1.85
2016 1.9 1.85
2017 1.8 1.78
2018 1.71 1.76
2019 1.64 1.71
2020 1.61 1.67
2021 1.6 1.67
2022 1.58 1.53
2023 1.58 1.45

Maldives and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Maldives Sweden
1960 20.6 36
1961 20.6 36.2
1962 20.6 36.3
1963 20.6 36.3
1964 20.5 36.3
1965 19.9 36.2
1966 18.9 36
1967 18.2 35.9
1968 17.8 35.8
1969 17.6 35.6
1970 17.4 35.4
1971 17.3 35.3
1972 17.2 35.3
1973 17.2 35.3
1974 17.2 35.3
1975 17.1 35.3
1976 17 35.4
1977 17 35.5
1978 17 35.7
1979 16.9 36
1980 16.8 36.2
1981 16.8 36.5
1982 16.9 36.8
1983 16.9 37.1
1984 17 37.4
1985 17 37.6
1986 16.9 37.9
1987 16.7 38.1
1988 16.6 38.2
1989 16.5 38.3
1990 16.4 38.3
1991 16.4 38.3
1992 16.4 38.4
1993 16.5 38.4
1994 16.7 38.4
1995 16.9 38.5
1996 17.3 38.6
1997 17.6 38.8
1998 18 39
1999 18.4 39.2
2000 18.9 39.4
2001 19.3 39.5
2002 19.8 39.7
2003 20.3 39.8
2004 20.9 40
2005 21.5 40.2
2006 22.1 40.4
2007 22.7 40.5
2008 23.2 40.6
2009 23.8 40.7
2010 24.4 40.7
2011 25.1 40.8
2012 25.8 40.9
2013 26.5 40.9
2014 27.1 40.9
2015 27.6 40.9
2016 28 40.8
2017 28.5 40.7
2018 29 40.6
2019 29.5 40.5
2020 30.1 40.6
2021 30.7 40.7
2022 31.4 40.7
2023 32.1 40.9
2024 32.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
98.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Sweden
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
70%
2025
89%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Maldives Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Sweden
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
356,129 mi
2016

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