Skip to content

Maldives vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 188th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Turkey
Population
531152
85914550
Population rank 168/197 18/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 160/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Maldives and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Turkey
Year GDP
Maldives Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 $19,328,038 $17,863,636,364
1971 $21,566,404 $16,166,666,667
1972 $25,177,138 $20,650,000,000
1973 $30,862,042 $26,000,000,000
1974 $39,120,171 $35,414,285,714
1975 $24,540,878 $46,042,857,143
1976 $22,399,467 $51,450,000,000
1977 $20,853,789 $58,683,333,333
1978 $24,369,109 $65,912,500,000
1979 $38,523,364 $89,616,129,032
1980 $42,463,576 $68,823,684,211
1981 $44,781,457 $71,180,180,180
1982 $47,911,340 $64,369,325,153
1983 $57,829,787 $61,803,555,556
1984 $109,503,546 $59,937,602,180
1985 $127,190,758 $67,232,758,621
1986 $141,882,254 $75,673,037,037
1987 $141,223,029 $87,190,081,680
1988 $168,514,513 $90,875,175,809
1989 $189,514,434 $107,127,191,329
1990 $215,043,970 $150,655,500,192
1991 $244,396,762 $151,034,731,544
1992 $284,875,809 $159,104,772,992
1993 $322,417,837 $180,415,757,852
1994 $356,014,932 $130,650,447,499
1995 $398,988,955 $169,319,579,016
1996 $450,382,328 $181,464,408,820
1997 $508,223,602 $189,878,399,895
1998 $540,096,398 $275,941,990,764
1999 $589,239,754 $256,395,932,738
2000 $624,337,145 $274,294,623,164
2001 $870,031,677 $201,753,123,807
2002 $897,031,250 $240,249,071,871
2003 $1,052,121,055 $314,595,572,146
2004 $1,226,829,563 $408,865,430,220
2005 $1,163,362,438 $506,314,717,662
2006 $1,575,200,391 $557,076,157,773
2007 $1,868,383,461 $681,321,124,296
2008 $2,271,646,188 $770,449,132,861
2009 $2,345,294,875 $649,289,324,628
2010 $2,588,176,055 $776,967,266,306
2011 $2,774,350,240 $838,785,289,694
2012 $2,886,163,997 $880,555,885,492
2013 $3,295,009,238 $957,799,120,008
2014 $3,697,353,039 $938,934,609,297
2015 $4,129,505,319 $864,313,810,469
2016 $4,409,942,624 $869,682,881,593
2017 $4,816,426,257 $858,988,492,854
2018 $5,404,344,163 $778,972,108,041
2019 $5,726,094,799 $761,005,915,751
2020 $3,712,604,583 $720,338,490,327
2021 $5,252,457,370 $819,865,223,976
2022 $6,177,118,114 $907,118,434,654
2023 $6,590,894,302 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $6,975,146,349 $1,323,254,808,059

Maldives and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 $156.9 $488
1971 $169.8 $431
1972 $192.2 $537
1973 $228.7 $661
1974 $281.5 $881
1975 $171.4 $1,122
1976 $151.8 $1,228
1977 $137.3 $1,372
1978 $156.1 $1,510
1979 $240.2 $2,013
1980 $257.6 $1,516
1981 $264.1 $1,537
1982 $274.8 $1,360
1983 $323 $1,276
1984 $594 $1,209
1985 $669 $1,326
1986 $720 $1,461
1987 $692 $1,650
1988 $799 $1,686
1989 $870 $1,949
1990 $957 $2,690
1991 $1,054 $2,649
1992 $1,194 $2,744
1993 $1,317 $3,058
1994 $1,419 $2,176
1995 $1,555 $2,775
1996 $1,717 $2,929
1997 $1,898 $3,021
1998 $1,980 $4,330
1999 $2,124 $3,969
2000 $2,214 $4,192
2001 $3,034 $3,046
2002 $3,076 $3,583
2003 $3,549 $4,638
2004 $4,070 $5,961
2005 $3,797 $7,303
2006 $5,019 $7,953
2007 $5,758 $9,711
2008 $6,757 $10,844
2009 $6,734 $9,013
2010 $7,174 $10,623
2011 $7,425 $11,301
2012 $7,461 $11,713
2013 $8,236 $12,578
2014 $8,939 $12,165
2015 $9,645 $11,050
2016 $9,948 $10,970
2017 $10,510 $10,696
2018 $11,423 $9,569
2019 $11,740 $9,215
2020 $7,394 $8,639
2021 $10,176 $9,743
2022 $11,786 $10,675
2023 $12,530 $13,106
2024 $13,216 $15,473

Maldives vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Turkey
1950 36.5 47.3
1951 37.1 47.6
1952 37 48.1
1953 36.9 48.2
1954 36.9 48.8
1955 37 49.1
1956 37.1 49.5
1957 37.3 49.2
1958 37.6 49.2
1959 37.9 50.1
1960 38.2 50.8
1961 38.6 51.6
1962 39.1 52.3
1963 39.6 53.1
1964 40.2 53.6
1965 40.8 54.1
1966 41.4 54.6
1967 42.1 55.2
1968 42.9 55.6
1969 43.7 56.2
1970 44.5 56.7
1971 45.5 57.2
1972 46.4 58
1973 47.5 58.5
1974 48.5 59
1975 49.6 59.5
1976 50.8 60
1977 51.8 60.8
1978 50.4 61.6
1979 53.9 62.2
1980 54.8 62.7
1981 55.7 63.2
1982 56.6 63.7
1983 57.5 64.3
1984 58.3 64.8
1985 59.2 65.3
1986 60 65.9
1987 60.8 66.4
1988 61.6 66.9
1989 62.4 67.4
1990 63.1 67.8
1991 63.9 68.3
1992 64.7 68.6
1993 65.4 69
1994 66.2 69.4
1995 67 69.7
1996 67.7 70.2
1997 68.5 70.7
1998 69.3 71.1
1999 70.2 70.8
2000 70.9 71.9
2001 71.7 72.3
2002 72.4 72.6
2003 73.3 72.9
2004 73 73.2
2005 74.8 73.5
2006 75.3 73.8
2007 75.7 74.1
2008 76 74.4
2009 76.4 74.7
2010 76.8 75
2011 77.1 74.8
2012 77.5 75.6
2013 77.8 76.2
2014 78.2 76.5
2015 78.6 76.5
2016 78.9 76.6
2017 79.2 77
2018 79.4 77.5
2019 79.7 77.7
2020 78.7 76.5
2021 78.1 75.7
2022 80.8 77.6
2023 81 77.2
2024 81.3 77.4
2025 81.5 77.8

Maldives and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Turkey
Year Population
Maldives Turkey
1960 91,189 28,329,898
1961 93,450 29,119,238
1962 95,802 29,916,147
1963 98,222 30,726,841
1964 100,662 31,543,072
1965 104,102 32,345,220
1966 108,507 33,177,672
1967 112,528 34,050,421
1968 116,075 34,921,684
1969 119,564 35,787,774
1970 123,219 36,638,465
1971 127,035 37,518,611
1972 130,968 38,430,221
1973 134,952 39,329,533
1974 138,978 40,210,234
1975 143,158 41,053,126
1976 147,525 41,899,984
1977 151,930 42,773,298
1978 156,159 43,645,306
1979 160,360 44,510,429
1980 164,835 45,408,815
1981 169,532 46,321,190
1982 174,333 47,322,096
1983 179,128 48,447,410
1984 184,198 49,574,069
1985 190,169 50,687,115
1986 196,935 51,777,772
1987 203,944 52,843,670
1988 210,885 53,909,626
1989 217,738 54,976,723
1990 224,762 56,015,628
1991 231,802 57,009,887
1992 238,543 57,990,118
1993 244,884 58,999,167
1994 250,822 60,033,836
1995 256,649 61,024,503
1996 262,347 61,951,134
1997 267,707 62,852,966
1998 272,723 63,734,383
1999 277,412 64,591,923
2000 282,019 65,425,961
2001 286,767 66,245,128
2002 291,616 67,048,795
2003 296,491 67,831,730
2004 301,413 68,592,617
2005 306,429 69,329,557
2006 313,851 70,045,349
2007 324,479 70,158,112
2008 336,170 71,051,678
2009 348,275 72,039,206
2010 360,792 73,142,150
2011 373,674 74,223,629
2012 386,818 75,175,827
2013 400,070 76,147,624
2014 413,617 77,181,884
2015 428,154 78,218,479
2016 443,308 79,277,962
2017 458,287 80,312,698
2018 473,099 81,407,204
2019 487,731 82,579,440
2020 502,118 83,384,680
2021 516,154 84,147,318
2022 524,106 84,979,913
2023 525,994 85,325,965
2024 527,799 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Maldives and Turkey

Fertility rate
Maldives

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Turkey
1960 6.71 6.38
1961 6.79 6.42
1962 6.89 6.38
1963 6.94 6.34
1964 7 6.29
1965 7.07 6.22
1966 7.15 6.15
1967 7.23 6.06
1968 7.28 5.96
1969 7.33 5.87
1970 7.39 5.78
1971 7.38 5.67
1972 7.37 5.55
1973 7.4 5.41
1974 7.38 5.24
1975 7.32 5.09
1976 7.29 4.93
1977 7.27 4.78
1978 7.23 4.69
1979 7.23 4.58
1980 7.23 4.45
1981 7.19 4.35
1982 7.15 4.21
1983 7.09 4.06
1984 7.03 3.91
1985 6.94 3.78
1986 6.85 3.66
1987 6.73 3.54
1988 6.58 3.45
1989 6.39 3.34
1990 6.13 3.11
1991 5.8 3
1992 5.44 2.94
1993 5.06 2.92
1994 4.69 2.87
1995 4.29 2.84
1996 3.86 2.78
1997 3.48 2.74
1998 3.17 2.71
1999 2.9 2.63
2000 2.69 2.49
2001 2.53 2.39
2002 2.42 2.27
2003 2.34 2.2
2004 2.26 2.2
2005 2.2 2.2
2006 2.2 2.19
2007 2.29 2.16
2008 2.37 2.15
2009 2.39 2.1
2010 2.35 2.08
2011 2.31 2.05
2012 2.25 2.11
2013 2.17 2.11
2014 2.09 2.19
2015 2 2.16
2016 1.9 2.11
2017 1.8 2.08
2018 1.71 2
2019 1.64 1.89
2020 1.61 1.77
2021 1.6 1.71
2022 1.58 1.63
2023 1.58 1.51

Maldives and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Maldives Turkey
1960 20.6 19.4
1961 20.6 19.3
1962 20.6 19.1
1963 20.6 19
1964 20.5 18.9
1965 19.9 18.9
1966 18.9 18.8
1967 18.2 18.7
1968 17.8 18.6
1969 17.6 18.6
1970 17.4 18.6
1971 17.3 18.7
1972 17.2 18.8
1973 17.2 18.9
1974 17.2 19
1975 17.1 19.1
1976 17 19.3
1977 17 19.4
1978 17 19.5
1979 16.9 19.7
1980 16.8 19.8
1981 16.8 19.9
1982 16.9 20
1983 16.9 20.2
1984 17 20.4
1985 17 20.6
1986 16.9 20.9
1987 16.7 21.1
1988 16.6 21.3
1989 16.5 21.6
1990 16.4 21.8
1991 16.4 22.1
1992 16.4 22.4
1993 16.5 22.7
1994 16.7 23
1995 16.9 23.3
1996 17.3 23.6
1997 17.6 24
1998 18 24.3
1999 18.4 24.7
2000 18.9 25
2001 19.3 25.4
2002 19.8 25.8
2003 20.3 26.2
2004 20.9 26.6
2005 21.5 27
2006 22.1 27.5
2007 22.7 27.9
2008 23.2 28.3
2009 23.8 28.6
2010 24.4 29.1
2011 25.1 29.5
2012 25.8 29.8
2013 26.5 30.1
2014 27.1 30.4
2015 27.6 30.6
2016 28 30.9
2017 28.5 31.2
2018 29 31.5
2019 29.5 31.8
2020 30.1 32.3
2021 30.7 32.7
2022 31.4 33.1
2023 32.1 33.5
2024 32.9 34

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Maldives and Turkey.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
81.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Turkey
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Maldives Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Turkey
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
272,554 mi
2024

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Maldives vs Turkey
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare