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Maldives vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 188th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Tanzania
Population
531152
72166806
Population rank 168/197 20/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Maldives and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Tanzania
Year GDP
Maldives Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $19,328,038 $2,851,419,386
1971 $21,566,404 $3,050,673,517
1972 $25,177,138 $3,472,787,266
1973 $30,862,042 $4,144,104,535
1974 $39,120,171 $4,977,337,978
1975 $24,540,878 $5,729,917,840
1976 $22,399,467 $6,472,511,988
1977 $20,853,789 $7,732,598,995
1978 $24,369,109 $9,261,675,710
1979 $38,523,364 $9,804,637,491
1980 $42,463,576 $11,409,228,087
1981 $44,781,457 $13,161,540,378
1982 $47,911,340 $13,927,383,240
1983 $57,829,787 $14,049,883,809
1984 $109,503,546 $12,906,635,133
1985 $127,190,758 $15,328,295,175
1986 $141,882,254 $10,840,864,521
1987 $141,223,029 $7,824,193,222
1988 $168,514,513 $7,406,614,407
1989 $189,514,434 $6,418,799,007
1990 $215,043,970 $6,184,384,225
1991 $244,396,762 $7,197,768,159
1992 $284,875,809 $6,681,997,469
1993 $322,417,837 $6,182,872,708
1994 $356,014,932 $6,550,480,484
1995 $398,988,955 $7,631,431,840
1996 $450,382,328 $9,433,528,150
1997 $508,223,602 $11,158,197,942
1998 $540,096,398 $12,172,790,056
1999 $589,239,754 $12,704,334,196
2000 $624,337,145 $13,371,767,082
2001 $870,031,677 $13,563,990,022
2002 $897,031,250 $14,129,651,896
2003 $1,052,121,055 $15,211,487,709
2004 $1,226,829,563 $16,673,062,473
2005 $1,163,362,438 $18,395,383,647
2006 $1,575,200,391 $18,619,859,795
2007 $1,868,383,461 $21,860,434,823
2008 $2,271,646,188 $27,947,821,398
2009 $2,345,294,875 $29,400,573,554
2010 $2,588,176,055 $32,012,892,919
2011 $2,774,350,240 $34,657,140,096
2012 $2,886,163,997 $39,650,394,363
2013 $3,295,009,238 $45,648,857,242
2014 $3,697,353,039 $49,986,726,461
2015 $4,129,505,319 $47,413,919,817
2016 $4,409,942,624 $49,774,409,374
2017 $4,816,426,257 $53,274,884,533
2018 $5,404,344,163 $57,003,712,892
2019 $5,726,094,799 $61,026,731,926
2020 $3,712,604,583 $66,068,737,786
2021 $5,252,457,370 $70,655,628,148
2022 $6,177,118,114 $75,769,974,505
2023 $6,590,894,302 $79,062,403,837
2024 $6,975,146,349 $78,779,864,877

Maldives and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $156.9 $211.3
1971 $169.8 $218.4
1972 $192.2 $239.8
1973 $228.7 $276.1
1974 $281.5 $320
1975 $171.4 $355
1976 $151.8 $387
1977 $137.3 $446
1978 $156.1 $515
1979 $240.2 $527
1980 $257.6 $595
1981 $264.1 $665
1982 $274.8 $683
1983 $323 $667
1984 $594 $593
1985 $669 $681
1986 $720 $466
1987 $692 $326
1988 $799 $299
1989 $870 $252.3
1990 $957 $236.9
1991 $1,054 $268.8
1992 $1,194 $243.4
1993 $1,317 $218.2
1994 $1,419 $222.5
1995 $1,555 $251.2
1996 $1,717 $305
1997 $1,898 $353
1998 $1,980 $375
1999 $2,124 $382
2000 $2,214 $390
2001 $3,034 $385
2002 $3,076 $391
2003 $3,549 $410
2004 $4,070 $438
2005 $3,797 $469
2006 $5,019 $462
2007 $5,758 $528
2008 $6,757 $657
2009 $6,734 $674
2010 $7,174 $715
2011 $7,425 $753
2012 $7,461 $837
2013 $8,236 $935
2014 $8,939 $993
2015 $9,645 $911
2016 $9,948 $925
2017 $10,510 $957
2018 $11,423 $992
2019 $11,740 $1,031
2020 $7,394 $1,084
2021 $10,176 $1,125
2022 $11,786 $1,171
2023 $12,530 $1,187
2024 $13,216 $1,149

Maldives vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Tanzania
1950 36.5 41
1951 37.1 41.2
1952 37 41.4
1953 36.9 41.5
1954 36.9 41.7
1955 37 41.8
1956 37.1 42
1957 37.3 42.1
1958 37.6 42.3
1959 37.9 42.5
1960 38.2 42.6
1961 38.6 42.8
1962 39.1 43.2
1963 39.6 43.6
1964 40.2 44.1
1965 40.8 44.5
1966 41.4 44.9
1967 42.1 45.2
1968 42.9 45.6
1969 43.7 46
1970 44.5 46.5
1971 45.5 47
1972 46.4 47.4
1973 47.5 47.9
1974 48.5 48.4
1975 49.6 48.9
1976 50.8 49.5
1977 51.8 50
1978 50.4 50.4
1979 53.9 50.8
1980 54.8 51.3
1981 55.7 51.7
1982 56.6 52
1983 57.5 52.2
1984 58.3 52.2
1985 59.2 52.2
1986 60 52.2
1987 60.8 52.2
1988 61.6 52.2
1989 62.4 52.1
1990 63.1 52
1991 63.9 51.8
1992 64.7 51.4
1993 65.4 51.2
1994 66.2 51.1
1995 67 51
1996 67.7 51.1
1997 68.5 51.2
1998 69.3 51.8
1999 70.2 52.4
2000 70.9 53.2
2001 71.7 54.1
2002 72.4 54.9
2003 73.3 55.9
2004 73 56.8
2005 74.8 57.7
2006 75.3 58.5
2007 75.7 59.3
2008 76 59.9
2009 76.4 60.5
2010 76.8 61.1
2011 77.1 61.6
2012 77.5 62.3
2013 77.8 62.8
2014 78.2 63.4
2015 78.6 63.9
2016 78.9 64.4
2017 79.2 65
2018 79.4 65.5
2019 79.7 66
2020 78.7 66.8
2021 78.1 66.1
2022 80.8 66.9
2023 81 67
2024 81.3 67.2
2025 81.5 67.4

Maldives and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Tanzania
Year Population
Maldives Tanzania
1960 91,189 9,901,419
1961 93,450 10,187,886
1962 95,802 10,487,756
1963 98,222 10,799,528
1964 100,662 11,127,826
1965 104,102 11,470,728
1966 108,507 11,827,459
1967 112,528 12,200,109
1968 116,075 12,602,076
1969 119,564 13,036,700
1970 123,219 13,492,677
1971 127,035 13,971,451
1972 130,968 14,479,308
1973 134,952 15,010,101
1974 138,978 15,561,630
1975 143,158 16,138,361
1976 147,525 16,736,211
1977 151,930 17,352,929
1978 156,159 17,976,566
1979 160,360 18,592,038
1980 164,835 19,189,769
1981 169,532 19,784,703
1982 174,333 20,398,571
1983 179,128 21,079,874
1984 184,198 21,779,066
1985 190,169 22,501,693
1986 196,935 23,258,959
1987 203,944 24,030,378
1988 210,885 24,769,686
1989 217,738 25,438,759
1990 224,762 26,110,207
1991 231,802 26,780,436
1992 238,543 27,457,588
1993 244,884 28,332,692
1994 250,822 29,442,356
1995 256,649 30,383,497
1996 262,347 30,945,762
1997 267,707 31,578,089
1998 272,723 32,420,458
1999 277,412 33,300,330
2000 282,019 34,260,139
2001 286,767 35,198,299
2002 291,616 36,121,304
2003 296,491 37,089,555
2004 301,413 38,109,668
2005 306,429 39,182,076
2006 313,851 40,294,902
2007 324,479 41,435,512
2008 336,170 42,570,728
2009 348,275 43,633,982
2010 360,792 44,758,488
2011 373,674 46,029,367
2012 386,818 47,374,260
2013 400,070 48,824,128
2014 413,617 50,351,512
2015 428,154 52,020,962
2016 443,308 53,824,013
2017 458,287 55,652,890
2018 473,099 57,437,145
2019 487,731 59,174,891
2020 502,118 60,972,798
2021 516,154 62,830,412
2022 524,106 64,711,821
2023 525,994 66,617,606
2024 527,799 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Maldives and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Maldives

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Tanzania
1960 6.71 6.54
1961 6.79 6.56
1962 6.89 6.61
1963 6.94 6.65
1964 7 6.68
1965 7.07 6.73
1966 7.15 6.8
1967 7.23 6.86
1968 7.28 6.9
1969 7.33 6.95
1970 7.39 7
1971 7.38 7.04
1972 7.37 7.05
1973 7.4 7.06
1974 7.38 7.12
1975 7.32 7.1
1976 7.29 7.09
1977 7.27 7.07
1978 7.23 7.06
1979 7.23 7.04
1980 7.23 6.99
1981 7.19 6.93
1982 7.15 6.87
1983 7.09 6.81
1984 7.03 6.72
1985 6.94 6.6
1986 6.85 6.49
1987 6.73 6.41
1988 6.58 6.38
1989 6.39 6.3
1990 6.13 6.2
1991 5.8 6.14
1992 5.44 6.08
1993 5.06 6
1994 4.69 5.89
1995 4.29 5.82
1996 3.86 5.83
1997 3.48 5.84
1998 3.17 5.81
1999 2.9 5.75
2000 2.69 5.67
2001 2.53 5.62
2002 2.42 5.57
2003 2.34 5.58
2004 2.26 5.6
2005 2.2 5.58
2006 2.2 5.51
2007 2.29 5.4
2008 2.37 5.32
2009 2.39 5.26
2010 2.35 5.23
2011 2.31 5.14
2012 2.25 5.14
2013 2.17 5.16
2014 2.09 5.12
2015 2 5.03
2016 1.9 5.01
2017 1.8 4.99
2018 1.71 4.93
2019 1.64 4.87
2020 1.61 4.8
2021 1.6 4.73
2022 1.58 4.67
2023 1.58 4.61

Maldives and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
59.8%
2024

Energy

Maldives Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Maldives Tanzania
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
78.2%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Maldives Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Tanzania
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
90,225 mi
2022

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