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Maldives vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 188th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Taiwan
Population
531152
23308308
Population rank 168/197 60/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
32.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Maldives and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Taiwan
Year GDP
Maldives Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 $19,328,038 $5,785,000,000
1971 $21,566,404 $6,727,000,000
1972 $25,177,138 $8,063,000,000
1973 $30,862,042 $10,940,000,000
1974 $39,120,171 $14,739,000,000
1975 $24,540,878 $15,836,000,000
1976 $22,399,467 $18,988,000,000
1977 $20,853,789 $22,252,000,000
1978 $24,369,109 $27,373,000,000
1979 $38,523,364 $33,875,000,000
1980 $42,463,576 $42,292,000,000
1981 $44,781,457 $49,047,000,000
1982 $47,911,340 $49,540,000,000
1983 $57,829,787 $54,155,000,000
1984 $109,503,546 $61,036,000,000
1985 $127,190,758 $63,599,000,000
1986 $141,882,254 $78,347,000,000
1987 $141,223,029 $104,956,000,000
1988 $168,514,513 $126,378,000,000
1989 $189,514,434 $152,687,000,000
1990 $215,043,970 $166,392,000,000
1991 $244,396,762 $187,100,000,000
1992 $284,875,809 $222,947,000,000
1993 $322,417,837 $234,943,000,000
1994 $356,014,932 $256,213,000,000
1995 $398,988,955 $279,013,000,000
1996 $450,382,328 $292,473,000,000
1997 $508,223,602 $303,315,000,000
1998 $540,096,398 $279,926,000,000
1999 $589,239,754 $303,827,000,000
2000 $624,337,145 $330,725,000,000
2001 $870,031,677 $299,303,000,000
2002 $897,031,250 $307,429,000,000
2003 $1,052,121,055 $317,374,000,000
2004 $1,226,829,563 $346,881,000,000
2005 $1,163,362,438 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,575,200,391 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,868,383,461 $406,940,000,000
2008 $2,271,646,188 $415,824,000,000
2009 $2,345,294,875 $390,788,000,000
2010 $2,588,176,055 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,774,350,240 $483,957,000,000
2012 $2,886,163,997 $495,536,000,000
2013 $3,295,009,238 $512,957,000,000
2014 $3,697,353,039 $535,332,000,000
2015 $4,129,505,319 $534,474,000,000
2016 $4,409,942,624 $543,002,000,000
2017 $4,816,426,257 $591,734,000,000
2018 $5,404,344,163 $610,744,000,000
2019 $5,726,094,799 $613,453,000,000
2020 $3,712,604,583 $676,935,000,000
2021 $5,252,457,370 $777,062,000,000
2022 $6,177,118,114 $765,529,000,000
2023 $6,590,894,302 $757,276,000,000
2024 $6,975,146,349 $796,904,000,000

Maldives and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 $156.9 $397
1971 $169.8 $451
1972 $192.2 $530
1973 $228.7 $706
1974 $281.5 $934
1975 $171.4 $985
1976 $151.8 $1,158
1977 $137.3 $1,330
1978 $156.1 $1,606
1979 $240.2 $1,950
1980 $257.6 $2,389
1981 $264.1 $2,720
1982 $274.8 $2,699
1983 $323 $2,903
1984 $594 $3,224
1985 $669 $3,314
1986 $720 $4,036
1987 $692 $5,350
1988 $799 $6,370
1989 $870 $7,613
1990 $957 $8,205
1991 $1,054 $9,125
1992 $1,194 $10,768
1993 $1,317 $11,242
1994 $1,419 $12,150
1995 $1,555 $13,119
1996 $1,717 $13,641
1997 $1,898 $14,020
1998 $1,980 $12,820
1999 $2,124 $13,804
2000 $2,214 $14,908
2001 $3,034 $13,397
2002 $3,076 $13,686
2003 $3,549 $14,066
2004 $4,070 $15,317
2005 $3,797 $16,456
2006 $5,019 $16,934
2007 $5,758 $17,757
2008 $6,757 $18,081
2009 $6,734 $16,933
2010 $7,174 $19,197
2011 $7,425 $20,866
2012 $7,461 $21,295
2013 $8,236 $21,973
2014 $8,939 $22,874
2015 $9,645 $22,780
2016 $9,948 $23,091
2017 $10,510 $25,121
2018 $11,423 $25,901
2019 $11,740 $25,998
2020 $7,394 $28,705
2021 $10,176 $33,111
2022 $11,786 $32,827
2023 $12,530 $32,442
2024 $13,216 $34,041

Maldives vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Taiwan
1950 36.5 56.6
1951 37.1 57.2
1952 37 57.9
1953 36.9 58.6
1954 36.9 58.9
1955 37 59.8
1956 37.1 60.3
1957 37.3 61
1958 37.6 61
1959 37.9 61.6
1960 38.2 62.5
1961 38.6 63
1962 39.1 63.8
1963 39.6 64.5
1964 40.2 64.9
1965 40.8 65.7
1966 41.4 66.1
1967 42.1 66.7
1968 42.9 66.8
1969 43.7 67.7
1970 44.5 69
1971 45.5 69.4
1972 46.4 69.6
1973 47.5 69.8
1974 48.5 70.3
1975 49.6 70.9
1976 50.8 71.2
1977 51.8 71.3
1978 50.4 71.7
1979 53.9 71.7
1980 54.8 72
1981 55.7 72
1982 56.6 72.4
1983 57.5 72.4
1984 58.3 73
1985 59.2 73.3
1986 60 73.3
1987 60.8 73.6
1988 61.6 73.4
1989 62.4 73.7
1990 63.1 73.9
1991 63.9 74.3
1992 64.7 74.3
1993 65.4 74.6
1994 66.2 74.7
1995 67 74.6
1996 67.7 74.9
1997 68.5 75.3
1998 69.3 75.5
1999 70.2 75.6
2000 70.9 76.1
2001 71.7 76.5
2002 72.4 76.9
2003 73.3 77
2004 73 77.2
2005 74.8 77.1
2006 75.3 77.8
2007 75.7 78
2008 76 78.3
2009 76.4 78.7
2010 76.8 79
2011 77.1 78.9
2012 77.5 79.2
2013 77.8 79.6
2014 78.2 79.5
2015 78.6 79.9
2016 78.9 79.7
2017 79.2 80.1
2018 79.4 80.4
2019 79.7 80.6
2020 78.7 81.1
2021 78.1 80.8
2022 80.8 80.2
2023 81 80.6
2024 81.3 80.7
2025 81.5 80.9

Maldives and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Taiwan
Year Population
Maldives Taiwan
1960 91,189 -
1961 93,450 11,030,385
1962 95,802 11,392,513
1963 98,222 11,762,101
1964 100,662 12,137,143
1965 104,102 12,511,863
1966 108,507 12,874,153
1967 112,528 13,210,344
1968 116,075 13,548,537
1969 119,564 14,068,984
1970 123,219 14,582,944
1971 127,035 14,913,564
1972 130,968 15,220,495
1973 134,952 15,505,121
1974 138,978 15,784,817
1975 143,158 16,075,128
1976 147,525 16,401,413
1977 151,930 16,730,895
1978 156,159 17,042,272
1979 160,360 17,372,779
1980 164,835 17,704,538
1981 169,532 18,029,982
1982 174,333 18,354,855
1983 179,128 18,653,146
1984 184,198 18,929,866
1985 190,169 19,191,510
1986 196,935 19,411,454
1987 203,944 19,617,046
1988 210,885 19,839,704
1989 217,738 20,055,492
1990 224,762 20,278,946
1991 231,802 20,503,568
1992 238,543 20,704,227
1993 244,884 20,899,019
1994 250,822 21,086,645
1995 256,649 21,267,653
1996 262,347 21,441,432
1997 267,707 21,634,124
1998 272,723 21,835,703
1999 277,412 22,010,489
2000 282,019 22,184,530
2001 286,767 22,341,120
2002 291,616 22,463,172
2003 296,491 22,562,663
2004 301,413 22,646,836
2005 306,429 22,729,753
2006 313,851 22,823,455
2007 324,479 22,917,444
2008 336,170 22,997,696
2009 348,275 23,078,402
2010 360,792 23,140,948
2011 373,674 23,193,518
2012 386,818 23,270,367
2013 400,070 23,344,670
2014 413,617 23,403,635
2015 428,154 23,462,914
2016 443,308 23,515,945
2017 458,287 23,555,522
2018 473,099 23,580,080
2019 487,731 23,596,027
2020 502,118 23,582,179
2021 516,154 23,468,275
2022 524,106 23,319,977
2023 525,994 23,342,541
2024 527,799 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Maldives and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Maldives

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.71 -
1961 6.79 -
1962 6.89 -
1963 6.94 -
1964 7 -
1965 7.07 -
1966 7.15 -
1967 7.23 -
1968 7.28 -
1969 7.33 -
1970 7.39 -
1971 7.38 -
1972 7.37 -
1973 7.4 -
1974 7.38 -
1975 7.32 -
1976 7.29 -
1977 7.27 -
1978 7.23 -
1979 7.23 -
1980 7.23 -
1981 7.19 2.46
1982 7.15 -
1983 7.09 -
1984 7.03 -
1985 6.94 -
1986 6.85 -
1987 6.73 -
1988 6.58 -
1989 6.39 -
1990 6.13 -
1991 5.8 1.72
1992 5.44 -
1993 5.06 -
1994 4.69 -
1995 4.29 -
1996 3.86 -
1997 3.48 -
1998 3.17 -
1999 2.9 -
2000 2.69 -
2001 2.53 1.4
2002 2.42 -
2003 2.34 -
2004 2.26 -
2005 2.2 -
2006 2.2 -
2007 2.29 -
2008 2.37 -
2009 2.39 -
2010 2.35 -
2011 2.31 1.07
2012 2.25 -
2013 2.17 -
2014 2.09 -
2015 2 1.18
2016 1.9 1.17
2017 1.8 1.13
2018 1.71 1.06
2019 1.64 1.05
2020 1.61 0.99
2021 1.6 0.98
2022 1.58 0.87
2023 1.58 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Maldives and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Maldives Taiwan
1960 20.6 -
1961 20.6 -
1962 20.6 -
1963 20.6 -
1964 20.5 -
1965 19.9 -
1966 18.9 -
1967 18.2 -
1968 17.8 -
1969 17.6 -
1970 17.4 -
1971 17.3 -
1972 17.2 -
1973 17.2 -
1974 17.2 20.8
1975 17.1 21.2
1976 17 21.5
1977 17 21.9
1978 17 22.3
1979 16.9 22.6
1980 16.8 23
1981 16.8 23.4
1982 16.9 23.8
1983 16.9 24.1
1984 17 24.6
1985 17 25.1
1986 16.9 25.6
1987 16.7 26.1
1988 16.6 26.5
1989 16.5 27
1990 16.4 27.5
1991 16.4 28
1992 16.4 28.4
1993 16.5 28.9
1994 16.7 29.4
1995 16.9 29.8
1996 17.3 30.3
1997 17.6 30.7
1998 18 31.2
1999 18.4 31.6
2000 18.9 32.1
2001 19.3 32.6
2002 19.8 33.1
2003 20.3 33.6
2004 20.9 34.1
2005 21.5 34.7
2006 22.1 35.2
2007 22.7 35.8
2008 23.2 36.3
2009 23.8 36.8
2010 24.4 37.4
2011 25.1 37.9
2012 25.8 38.3
2013 26.5 38.9
2014 27.1 39.3
2015 27.6 39.9
2016 28 40.4
2017 28.5 41
2018 29 41.5
2019 29.5 42.1
2020 30.1 42.7
2021 30.7 43.3
2022 31.4 43.9
2023 32.1 44.5
2024 32.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Maldives Taiwan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
n/a
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
101
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
70%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Maldives Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
62
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Maldives Taiwan
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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