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Maldives vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 188th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Tonga
Population
531152
103744
Population rank 168/197 183/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 160/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 77/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 33/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Maldives and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Tonga
Year GDP
Maldives Tonga
1970 $19,328,038 -
1971 $21,566,404 -
1972 $25,177,138 -
1973 $30,862,042 -
1974 $39,120,171 -
1975 $24,540,878 $32,506,742
1976 $22,399,467 $30,036,417
1977 $20,853,789 $34,139,388
1978 $24,369,109 $41,567,472
1979 $38,523,364 $44,667,002
1980 $42,463,576 $53,260,077
1981 $44,781,457 $62,242,013
1982 $47,911,340 $62,068,161
1983 $57,829,787 $60,863,964
1984 $109,503,546 $64,248,355
1985 $127,190,758 $60,058,663
1986 $141,882,254 $68,195,856
1987 $141,223,029 $81,667,133
1988 $168,514,513 $106,657,267
1989 $189,514,434 $106,344,855
1990 $215,043,970 $113,563,822
1991 $244,396,762 $132,201,141
1992 $284,875,809 $137,066,291
1993 $322,417,837 $138,489,884
1994 $356,014,932 $195,990,986
1995 $398,988,955 $208,871,666
1996 $450,382,328 $222,100,576
1997 $508,223,602 $214,991,452
1998 $540,096,398 $191,504,893
1999 $589,239,754 $199,208,718
2000 $624,337,145 $204,848,488
2001 $870,031,677 $181,117,230
2002 $897,031,250 $182,764,281
2003 $1,052,121,055 $202,246,591
2004 $1,226,829,563 $230,678,011
2005 $1,163,362,438 $261,823,805
2006 $1,575,200,391 $292,232,703
2007 $1,868,383,461 $298,519,623
2008 $2,271,646,188 $344,438,844
2009 $2,345,294,875 $312,415,028
2010 $2,588,176,055 $366,887,375
2011 $2,774,350,240 $414,143,828
2012 $2,886,163,997 $471,122,971
2013 $3,295,009,238 $451,788,498
2014 $3,697,353,039 $440,997,735
2015 $4,129,505,319 $437,525,539
2016 $4,409,942,624 $420,828,255
2017 $4,816,426,257 $459,976,847
2018 $5,404,344,163 $489,714,530
2019 $5,726,094,799 $494,197,854
2020 $3,712,604,583 $496,856,304
2021 $5,252,457,370 $518,228,029
2022 $6,177,118,114 $518,180,029
2023 $6,590,894,302 $508,735,107
2024 $6,975,146,349 -

Maldives and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Tonga
1970 $156.9 -
1971 $169.8 -
1972 $192.2 -
1973 $228.7 -
1974 $281.5 -
1975 $171.4 $349
1976 $151.8 $315
1977 $137.3 $353
1978 $156.1 $428
1979 $240.2 $458
1980 $257.6 $545
1981 $264.1 $636
1982 $274.8 $633
1983 $323 $621
1984 $594 $656
1985 $669 $613
1986 $720 $696
1987 $692 $830
1988 $799 $1,078
1989 $870 $1,070
1990 $957 $1,139
1991 $1,054 $1,323
1992 $1,194 $1,370
1993 $1,317 $1,383
1994 $1,419 $1,957
1995 $1,555 $2,084
1996 $1,717 $2,215
1997 $1,898 $2,136
1998 $1,980 $1,889
1999 $2,124 $1,952
2000 $2,214 $1,995
2001 $3,034 $1,754
2002 $3,076 $1,759
2003 $3,549 $1,936
2004 $4,070 $2,195
2005 $3,797 $2,478
2006 $5,019 $2,750
2007 $5,758 $2,797
2008 $6,757 $3,218
2009 $6,734 $2,914
2010 $7,174 $3,416
2011 $7,425 $3,850
2012 $7,461 $4,384
2013 $8,236 $4,219
2014 $8,939 $4,137
2015 $9,645 $4,124
2016 $9,948 $3,988
2017 $10,510 $4,366
2018 $11,423 $4,639
2019 $11,740 $4,677
2020 $7,394 $4,700
2021 $10,176 $4,913
2022 $11,786 $4,933
2023 $12,530 $4,864
2024 $13,216 -

Maldives vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Tonga
1950 36.5 48.4
1951 37.1 49.8
1952 37 51.2
1953 36.9 52.4
1954 36.9 53.6
1955 37 54.7
1956 37.1 55.7
1957 37.3 56.5
1958 37.6 57.2
1959 37.9 57.8
1960 38.2 58.3
1961 38.6 58.8
1962 39.1 59.3
1963 39.6 59.8
1964 40.2 60.3
1965 40.8 60.7
1966 41.4 61.2
1967 42.1 61.7
1968 42.9 62.2
1969 43.7 62.7
1970 44.5 63.2
1971 45.5 63.6
1972 46.4 64.1
1973 47.5 64.4
1974 48.5 64.8
1975 49.6 65.1
1976 50.8 65.4
1977 51.8 65.6
1978 50.4 65.9
1979 53.9 66
1980 54.8 66.2
1981 55.7 66.4
1982 56.6 66.3
1983 57.5 66.7
1984 58.3 66.8
1985 59.2 66.9
1986 60 67.1
1987 60.8 67.2
1988 61.6 67.3
1989 62.4 67.4
1990 63.1 67.5
1991 63.9 67.7
1992 64.7 67.9
1993 65.4 68.2
1994 66.2 68.4
1995 67 68.6
1996 67.7 68.8
1997 68.5 69
1998 69.3 69.2
1999 70.2 69.4
2000 70.9 69.6
2001 71.7 69.8
2002 72.4 70
2003 73.3 70.2
2004 73 70.4
2005 74.8 70.6
2006 75.3 70.7
2007 75.7 70.9
2008 76 71
2009 76.4 70.9
2010 76.8 71.3
2011 77.1 71.4
2012 77.5 71.5
2013 77.8 71.6
2014 78.2 71.7
2015 78.6 71.9
2016 78.9 72
2017 79.2 72.1
2018 79.4 72.2
2019 79.7 72.3
2020 78.7 72.4
2021 78.1 72.1
2022 80.8 72.6
2023 81 72.9
2024 81.3 73.1
2025 81.5 73.2

Maldives and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Tonga
Year Population
Maldives Tonga
1960 91,189 66,170
1961 93,450 68,037
1962 95,802 69,940
1963 98,222 71,885
1964 100,662 73,879
1965 104,102 75,924
1966 108,507 78,002
1967 112,528 79,814
1968 116,075 81,353
1969 119,564 82,885
1970 123,219 84,401
1971 127,035 85,896
1972 130,968 87,356
1973 134,952 88,805
1974 138,978 90,683
1975 143,158 93,017
1976 147,525 95,325
1977 151,930 96,725
1978 156,159 97,204
1979 160,360 97,544
1980 164,835 97,769
1981 169,532 97,909
1982 174,333 97,980
1983 179,128 97,998
1984 184,198 97,990
1985 190,169 97,984
1986 196,935 98,010
1987 203,944 98,376
1988 210,885 98,969
1989 217,738 99,403
1990 224,762 99,700
1991 231,802 99,895
1992 238,543 100,022
1993 244,884 100,103
1994 250,822 100,166
1995 256,649 100,225
1996 262,347 100,275
1997 267,707 100,674
1998 272,723 101,388
1999 277,412 102,046
2000 282,019 102,677
2001 286,767 103,288
2002 291,616 103,874
2003 296,491 104,464
2004 301,413 105,071
2005 306,429 105,671
2006 313,851 106,253
2007 324,479 106,726
2008 336,170 107,020
2009 348,275 107,203
2010 360,792 107,400
2011 373,674 107,570
2012 386,818 107,460
2013 400,070 107,078
2014 413,617 106,609
2015 428,154 106,095
2016 443,308 105,524
2017 458,287 105,356
2018 473,099 105,567
2019 487,731 105,669
2020 502,118 105,704
2021 516,154 105,490
2022 524,106 105,042
2023 525,994 104,597
2024 527,799 104,175

Fertility rates in Maldives and Tonga

Fertility rate
Maldives

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Tonga
1960 6.71 6.65
1961 6.79 6.61
1962 6.89 6.57
1963 6.94 6.52
1964 7 6.46
1965 7.07 6.41
1966 7.15 6.35
1967 7.23 6.29
1968 7.28 6.23
1969 7.33 6.17
1970 7.39 6.07
1971 7.38 5.96
1972 7.37 5.86
1973 7.4 5.8
1974 7.38 5.77
1975 7.32 5.75
1976 7.29 5.73
1977 7.27 5.7
1978 7.23 5.68
1979 7.23 5.65
1980 7.23 5.6
1981 7.19 5.55
1982 7.15 5.5
1983 7.09 5.45
1984 7.03 5.41
1985 6.94 5.34
1986 6.85 5.27
1987 6.73 5.19
1988 6.58 5.1
1989 6.39 5.01
1990 6.13 4.93
1991 5.8 4.85
1992 5.44 4.79
1993 5.06 4.73
1994 4.69 4.66
1995 4.29 4.56
1996 3.86 4.46
1997 3.48 4.38
1998 3.17 4.31
1999 2.9 4.23
2000 2.69 4.16
2001 2.53 4.13
2002 2.42 4.14
2003 2.34 4.18
2004 2.26 4.19
2005 2.2 4.2
2006 2.2 4.14
2007 2.29 4.09
2008 2.37 4.01
2009 2.39 3.95
2010 2.35 3.88
2011 2.31 3.83
2012 2.25 3.77
2013 2.17 3.7
2014 2.09 3.62
2015 2 3.54
2016 1.9 3.46
2017 1.8 3.39
2018 1.71 3.33
2019 1.64 3.27
2020 1.61 3.23
2021 1.6 3.2
2022 1.58 3.17
2023 1.58 3.13

Maldives and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Maldives Tonga
1960 20.6 17.1
1961 20.6 17.1
1962 20.6 17.1
1963 20.6 17
1964 20.5 17
1965 19.9 17
1966 18.9 17
1967 18.2 17
1968 17.8 16.9
1969 17.6 16.8
1970 17.4 16.8
1971 17.3 16.7
1972 17.2 16.7
1973 17.2 16.8
1974 17.2 16.8
1975 17.1 16.7
1976 17 16.7
1977 17 16.8
1978 17 17.1
1979 16.9 17.3
1980 16.8 17.4
1981 16.8 17.6
1982 16.9 17.8
1983 16.9 17.9
1984 17 18
1985 17 18.1
1986 16.9 18.2
1987 16.7 18.3
1988 16.6 18.6
1989 16.5 18.9
1990 16.4 19.1
1991 16.4 19.3
1992 16.4 19.5
1993 16.5 19.6
1994 16.7 19.6
1995 16.9 19.6
1996 17.3 19.6
1997 17.6 19.7
1998 18 19.9
1999 18.4 20.1
2000 18.9 20.3
2001 19.3 20.5
2002 19.8 20.7
2003 20.3 20.8
2004 20.9 20.8
2005 21.5 20.8
2006 22.1 20.8
2007 22.7 20.9
2008 23.2 21
2009 23.8 21.1
2010 24.4 21.2
2011 25.1 21.2
2012 25.8 21.4
2013 26.5 21.6
2014 27.1 21.7
2015 27.6 21.8
2016 28 21.9
2017 28.5 21.9
2018 29 22
2019 29.5 22
2020 30.1 22.1
2021 30.7 22.1
2022 31.4 22
2023 32.1 21.9
2024 32.9 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Tonga
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Maldives Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Tonga
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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