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Maldives vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 188th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Syria
Population
531152
26304877
Population rank 168/197 57/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 160/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 77/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 33/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$731
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Maldives and Syria: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Syria economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Syria
Year GDP
Maldives Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 $19,328,038 $2,140,384,010
1971 $21,566,404 $2,589,851,325
1972 $25,177,138 $3,059,681,698
1973 $30,862,042 $3,239,487,516
1974 $39,120,171 $5,159,557,148
1975 $24,540,878 $6,826,980,444
1976 $22,399,467 $7,633,528,867
1977 $20,853,789 $7,696,011,396
1978 $24,369,109 $9,275,200,458
1979 $38,523,364 $9,929,681,529
1980 $42,463,576 $13,062,420,382
1981 $44,781,457 $15,518,201,335
1982 $47,911,340 $16,298,929,011
1983 $57,829,787 $17,589,277,143
1984 $109,503,546 $17,503,078,174
1985 $127,190,758 $16,403,539,893
1986 $141,882,254 $13,293,205,278
1987 $141,223,029 $11,356,215,543
1988 $168,514,513 $10,577,041,645
1989 $189,514,434 $9,853,395,762
1990 $215,043,970 $12,308,624,418
1991 $244,396,762 $12,981,833,333
1992 $284,875,809 $13,253,565,861
1993 $322,417,837 $13,695,962,055
1994 $356,014,932 $10,122,020,000
1995 $398,988,955 $11,396,706,587
1996 $450,382,328 $13,789,560,878
1997 $508,223,602 $14,505,233,463
1998 $540,096,398 $15,200,846,154
1999 $589,239,754 $15,873,875,969
2000 $624,337,145 $18,937,052,543
2001 $870,031,677 $20,237,024,725
2002 $897,031,250 $20,669,357,462
2003 $1,052,121,055 $21,828,144,686
2004 $1,226,829,563 $25,086,950,495
2005 $1,163,362,438 $28,858,965,517
2006 $1,575,200,391 $33,751,788,856
2007 $1,868,383,461 $40,465,318,382
2008 $2,271,646,188 $52,557,913,569
2009 $2,345,294,875 $54,111,735,629
2010 $2,588,176,055 $61,390,830,875
2011 $2,774,350,240 $67,539,428,159
2012 $2,886,163,997 $43,190,318,033
2013 $3,295,009,238 $21,361,254,635
2014 $3,697,353,039 $21,502,061,466
2015 $4,129,505,319 $16,466,863,117
2016 $4,409,942,624 $12,597,854,877
2017 $4,816,426,257 $16,369,843,352
2018 $5,404,344,163 $21,497,782,868
2019 $5,726,094,799 $22,583,045,060
2020 $3,712,604,583 $12,047,752,036
2021 $5,252,457,370 $14,353,205,678
2022 $6,177,118,114 $23,622,827,080
2023 $6,590,894,302 $19,993,439,950
2024 $6,975,146,349 -

Maldives and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 $156.9 $335
1971 $169.8 $393
1972 $192.2 $448
1973 $228.7 $459
1974 $281.5 $707
1975 $171.4 $904
1976 $151.8 $976
1977 $137.3 $951
1978 $156.1 $1,108
1979 $240.2 $1,146
1980 $257.6 $1,458
1981 $264.1 $1,676
1982 $274.8 $1,703
1983 $323 $1,776
1984 $594 $1,706
1985 $669 $1,544
1986 $720 $1,208
1987 $692 $997
1988 $799 $898
1989 $870 $809
1990 $957 $978
1991 $1,054 $1,000
1992 $1,194 $990
1993 $1,317 $993
1994 $1,419 $712
1995 $1,555 $780
1996 $1,717 $918
1997 $1,898 $941
1998 $1,980 $961
1999 $2,124 $978
2000 $2,214 $1,138
2001 $3,034 $1,187
2002 $3,076 $1,183
2003 $3,549 $1,220
2004 $4,070 $1,368
2005 $3,797 $1,534
2006 $5,019 $1,719
2007 $5,758 $1,938
2008 $6,757 $2,429
2009 $6,734 $2,462
2010 $7,174 $2,731
2011 $7,425 $2,952
2012 $7,461 $1,898
2013 $8,236 $986
2014 $8,939 $1,061
2015 $9,645 $848
2016 $9,948 $656
2017 $10,510 $852
2018 $11,423 $1,098
2019 $11,740 $1,110
2020 $7,394 $572
2021 $10,176 $664
2022 $11,786 $1,052
2023 $12,530 $847
2024 $13,216 -

Maldives vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Syria
1950 36.5 42.5
1951 37.1 43.4
1952 37 44.3
1953 36.9 45.3
1954 36.9 46.4
1955 37 47.4
1956 37.1 48.5
1957 37.3 49.6
1958 37.6 50.7
1959 37.9 51.7
1960 38.2 52.7
1961 38.6 53.7
1962 39.1 54.6
1963 39.6 55.4
1964 40.2 56.2
1965 40.8 56.9
1966 41.4 57.6
1967 42.1 58
1968 42.9 59.1
1969 43.7 59.8
1970 44.5 60.6
1971 45.5 61.3
1972 46.4 62
1973 47.5 60.8
1974 48.5 63.4
1975 49.6 64.2
1976 50.8 64.8
1977 51.8 65.4
1978 50.4 65.9
1979 53.9 66.2
1980 54.8 66.5
1981 55.7 64.6
1982 56.6 60.8
1983 57.5 67.4
1984 58.3 67.7
1985 59.2 68
1986 60 68.4
1987 60.8 68.8
1988 61.6 69.2
1989 62.4 69.5
1990 63.1 69.8
1991 63.9 70.1
1992 64.7 70.2
1993 65.4 70.3
1994 66.2 70.3
1995 67 70.2
1996 67.7 70.2
1997 68.5 70.2
1998 69.3 70.2
1999 70.2 70.5
2000 70.9 70.9
2001 71.7 71.3
2002 72.4 71.7
2003 73.3 72.2
2004 73 72.5
2005 74.8 72.8
2006 75.3 73
2007 75.7 73.3
2008 76 73.4
2009 76.4 73.5
2010 76.8 73.5
2011 77.1 72.3
2012 77.5 66.2
2013 77.8 65.1
2014 78.2 65.5
2015 78.6 63.3
2016 78.9 65.2
2017 79.2 65.7
2018 79.4 67.4
2019 79.7 71
2020 78.7 71.9
2021 78.1 72.4
2022 80.8 72.8
2023 81 72.1
2024 81.3 72.6
2025 81.5 73

Maldives and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Syria
Year Population
Maldives Syria
1960 91,189 4,673,500
1961 93,450 4,815,466
1962 95,802 4,959,340
1963 98,222 5,110,467
1964 100,662 5,269,087
1965 104,102 5,435,267
1966 108,507 5,609,047
1967 112,528 5,790,198
1968 116,075 5,978,742
1969 119,564 6,175,166
1970 123,219 6,380,609
1971 127,035 6,598,094
1972 130,968 6,826,024
1973 134,952 7,060,321
1974 138,978 7,302,160
1975 143,158 7,554,364
1976 147,525 7,817,320
1977 151,930 8,090,501
1978 156,159 8,372,759
1979 160,360 8,661,909
1980 164,835 8,957,663
1981 169,532 9,260,189
1982 174,333 9,572,511
1983 179,128 9,904,809
1984 184,198 10,258,398
1985 190,169 10,625,672
1986 196,935 11,002,844
1987 203,944 11,388,923
1988 210,885 11,782,264
1989 217,738 12,179,060
1990 224,762 12,579,208
1991 231,802 12,980,821
1992 238,543 13,385,571
1993 244,884 13,795,686
1994 250,822 14,208,583
1995 256,649 14,616,801
1996 262,347 15,018,104
1997 267,707 15,417,542
1998 272,723 15,820,413
1999 277,412 16,228,061
2000 282,019 16,637,888
2001 286,767 17,051,338
2002 291,616 17,468,332
2003 296,491 17,889,296
2004 301,413 18,336,875
2005 306,429 18,814,091
2006 313,851 19,637,022
2007 324,479 20,884,125
2008 336,170 21,636,564
2009 348,275 21,976,969
2010 360,792 22,482,421
2011 373,674 22,878,098
2012 386,818 22,759,763
2013 400,070 21,666,917
2014 413,617 20,273,659
2015 428,154 19,424,618
2016 443,308 19,193,834
2017 458,287 19,224,668
2018 473,099 19,577,845
2019 487,731 20,353,534
2020 502,118 21,049,429
2021 516,154 21,628,839
2022 524,106 22,462,173
2023 525,994 23,594,623
2024 527,799 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Maldives and Syria

Fertility rate
Maldives

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Syria
1960 6.71 7.51
1961 6.79 7.5
1962 6.89 7.51
1963 6.94 7.51
1964 7 7.53
1965 7.07 7.53
1966 7.15 7.55
1967 7.23 7.56
1968 7.28 7.57
1969 7.33 7.59
1970 7.39 7.62
1971 7.38 7.6
1972 7.37 7.57
1973 7.4 7.55
1974 7.38 7.52
1975 7.32 7.49
1976 7.29 7.45
1977 7.27 7.42
1978 7.23 7.35
1979 7.23 7.25
1980 7.23 7.12
1981 7.19 6.97
1982 7.15 6.81
1983 7.09 6.69
1984 7.03 6.59
1985 6.94 6.48
1986 6.85 6.37
1987 6.73 6.2
1988 6.58 6
1989 6.39 5.78
1990 6.13 5.56
1991 5.8 5.34
1992 5.44 5.14
1993 5.06 4.99
1994 4.69 4.86
1995 4.29 4.7
1996 3.86 4.54
1997 3.48 4.37
1998 3.17 4.25
1999 2.9 4.14
2000 2.69 4.07
2001 2.53 3.98
2002 2.42 3.87
2003 2.34 3.76
2004 2.26 3.68
2005 2.2 3.61
2006 2.2 3.56
2007 2.29 3.54
2008 2.37 3.48
2009 2.39 3.42
2010 2.35 3.36
2011 2.31 3.29
2012 2.25 3.22
2013 2.17 3.17
2014 2.09 3.12
2015 2 3.07
2016 1.9 3.01
2017 1.8 2.97
2018 1.71 2.93
2019 1.64 2.88
2020 1.61 2.84
2021 1.6 2.8
2022 1.58 2.75
2023 1.58 2.71

Maldives and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Syria
Year Median age, years
Maldives Syria
1960 20.6 17.6
1961 20.6 17.3
1962 20.6 17.1
1963 20.6 16.9
1964 20.5 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 18.9 16.4
1967 18.2 16.2
1968 17.8 16.1
1969 17.6 16
1970 17.4 15.9
1971 17.3 15.8
1972 17.2 15.8
1973 17.2 15.7
1974 17.2 15.7
1975 17.1 15.7
1976 17 15.6
1977 17 15.6
1978 17 15.6
1979 16.9 15.6
1980 16.8 15.6
1981 16.8 15.6
1982 16.9 15.7
1983 16.9 15.8
1984 17 15.8
1985 17 15.9
1986 16.9 16
1987 16.7 16.1
1988 16.6 16.2
1989 16.5 16.4
1990 16.4 16.5
1991 16.4 16.7
1992 16.4 16.9
1993 16.5 17.1
1994 16.7 17.3
1995 16.9 17.5
1996 17.3 17.7
1997 17.6 17.9
1998 18 18.1
1999 18.4 18.3
2000 18.9 18.5
2001 19.3 18.8
2002 19.8 19
2003 20.3 19.2
2004 20.9 19.5
2005 21.5 19.7
2006 22.1 20.3
2007 22.7 21
2008 23.2 21.3
2009 23.8 21.5
2010 24.4 21.7
2011 25.1 21.9
2012 25.8 21.8
2013 26.5 21.2
2014 27.1 20.1
2015 27.6 19.5
2016 28 19.5
2017 28.5 19.6
2018 29 20.1
2019 29.5 20.9
2020 30.1 21.6
2021 30.7 22.2
2022 31.4 22.7
2023 32.1 23.3
2024 32.9 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
23.3%
2011

Energy

Maldives Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Maldives Syria
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Maldives Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Syria
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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