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Maldives vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 188th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Tuvalu
Population
531152
9493
Population rank 168/197 196/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 160/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 77/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 33/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Maldives and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Maldives Tuvalu
1970 $19,328,038 $2,585,956
1971 $21,566,404 $2,716,990
1972 $25,177,138 $2,968,458
1973 $30,862,042 $3,411,915
1974 $39,120,171 $4,122,329
1975 $24,540,878 $4,014,748
1976 $22,399,467 $3,919,072
1977 $20,853,789 $3,669,420
1978 $24,369,109 $3,798,782
1979 $38,523,364 $4,065,659
1980 $42,463,576 $4,206,128
1981 $44,781,457 $4,773,018
1982 $47,911,340 $4,118,945
1983 $57,829,787 $4,152,550
1984 $109,503,546 $4,481,978
1985 $127,190,758 $3,862,852
1986 $141,882,254 $4,574,706
1987 $141,223,029 $5,020,513
1988 $168,514,513 $7,011,059
1989 $189,514,434 $8,454,523
1990 $215,043,970 $9,542,901
1991 $244,396,762 $10,127,314
1992 $284,875,809 $10,535,028
1993 $322,417,837 $10,414,400
1994 $356,014,932 $11,772,611
1995 $398,988,955 $11,922,614
1996 $450,382,328 $13,338,597
1997 $508,223,602 $13,734,210
1998 $540,096,398 $13,795,146
1999 $589,239,754 $14,800,503
2000 $624,337,145 $15,073,976
2001 $870,031,677 $13,964,732
2002 $897,031,250 $16,842,673
2003 $1,052,121,055 $19,456,338
2004 $1,226,829,563 $22,798,275
2005 $1,163,362,438 $22,909,980
2006 $1,575,200,391 $24,096,875
2007 $1,868,383,461 $28,450,169
2008 $2,271,646,188 $31,874,435
2009 $2,345,294,875 $28,076,984
2010 $2,588,176,055 $32,105,408
2011 $2,774,350,240 $39,196,957
2012 $2,886,163,997 $39,345,579
2013 $3,295,009,238 $38,615,891
2014 $3,697,353,039 $38,760,983
2015 $4,129,505,319 $36,811,936
2016 $4,409,942,624 $41,629,064
2017 $4,816,426,257 $45,276,595
2018 $5,404,344,163 $48,015,260
2019 $5,726,094,799 $54,123,199
2020 $3,712,604,583 $51,746,594
2021 $5,252,457,370 $60,196,406
2022 $6,177,118,114 $59,065,982
2023 $6,590,894,302 $62,280,312
2024 $6,975,146,349 -

Maldives and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Tuvalu
1970 $156.9 $457
1971 $169.8 $478
1972 $192.2 $522
1973 $228.7 $601
1974 $281.5 $708
1975 $171.4 $656
1976 $151.8 $612
1977 $137.3 $549
1978 $156.1 $546
1979 $240.2 $566
1980 $257.6 $571
1981 $264.1 $634
1982 $274.8 $537
1983 $323 $533
1984 $594 $567
1985 $669 $480
1986 $720 $557
1987 $692 $600
1988 $799 $823
1989 $870 $976
1990 $957 $1,085
1991 $1,054 $1,134
1992 $1,194 $1,166
1993 $1,317 $1,141
1994 $1,419 $1,279
1995 $1,555 $1,285
1996 $1,717 $1,428
1997 $1,898 $1,461
1998 $1,980 $1,460
1999 $2,124 $1,559
2000 $2,214 $1,579
2001 $3,034 $1,457
2002 $3,076 $1,750
2003 $3,549 $2,007
2004 $4,070 $2,323
2005 $3,797 $2,305
2006 $5,019 $2,396
2007 $5,758 $2,794
2008 $6,757 $3,088
2009 $6,734 $2,684
2010 $7,174 $3,025
2011 $7,425 $3,636
2012 $7,461 $3,598
2013 $8,236 $3,510
2014 $8,939 $3,529
2015 $9,645 $3,358
2016 $9,948 $3,809
2017 $10,510 $4,166
2018 $11,423 $4,466
2019 $11,740 $5,115
2020 $7,394 $4,976
2021 $10,176 $5,905
2022 $11,786 $5,911
2023 $12,530 $6,345
2024 $13,216 -

Maldives vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Tuvalu
1950 36.5 40
1951 37.1 40.8
1952 37 41.7
1953 36.9 42.5
1954 36.9 43.4
1955 37 44.2
1956 37.1 45
1957 37.3 45.8
1958 37.6 46.7
1959 37.9 47.5
1960 38.2 48.3
1961 38.6 49
1962 39.1 49.8
1963 39.6 50.6
1964 40.2 51.3
1965 40.8 52.1
1966 41.4 52.8
1967 42.1 53.5
1968 42.9 54.1
1969 43.7 54.7
1970 44.5 55.3
1971 45.5 56
1972 46.4 54.7
1973 47.5 57.2
1974 48.5 57.7
1975 49.6 58.3
1976 50.8 58.8
1977 51.8 59.2
1978 50.4 59.6
1979 53.9 59.9
1980 54.8 60.2
1981 55.7 60.5
1982 56.6 60.7
1983 57.5 60.9
1984 58.3 61.1
1985 59.2 61.1
1986 60 61.2
1987 60.8 61.3
1988 61.6 61.4
1989 62.4 61.5
1990 63.1 61.6
1991 63.9 61.8
1992 64.7 60.3
1993 65.4 62.1
1994 66.2 62.3
1995 67 62.5
1996 67.7 62.7
1997 68.5 62.9
1998 69.3 63.2
1999 70.2 63.3
2000 70.9 63.5
2001 71.7 63.7
2002 72.4 63.8
2003 73.3 63.9
2004 73 64
2005 74.8 64.1
2006 75.3 64.2
2007 75.7 64.4
2008 76 64.5
2009 76.4 64.7
2010 76.8 64.8
2011 77.1 65
2012 77.5 65.1
2013 77.8 65.2
2014 78.2 65.3
2015 78.6 65.4
2016 78.9 65.5
2017 79.2 65.7
2018 79.4 65.9
2019 79.7 66.1
2020 78.7 66.4
2021 78.1 65.8
2022 80.8 66.9
2023 81 67.1
2024 81.3 67.3
2025 81.5 67.4

Maldives and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year Population
Maldives Tuvalu
1960 91,189 5,598
1961 93,450 5,648
1962 95,802 5,699
1963 98,222 5,751
1964 100,662 5,752
1965 104,102 5,715
1966 108,507 5,686
1967 112,528 5,652
1968 116,075 5,624
1969 119,564 5,631
1970 123,219 5,663
1971 127,035 5,685
1972 130,968 5,692
1973 134,952 5,681
1974 138,978 5,822
1975 143,158 6,117
1976 147,525 6,404
1977 151,930 6,686
1978 156,159 6,957
1979 160,360 7,184
1980 164,835 7,366
1981 169,532 7,526
1982 174,333 7,664
1983 179,128 7,789
1984 184,198 7,902
1985 190,169 8,046
1986 196,935 8,217
1987 203,944 8,371
1988 210,885 8,518
1989 217,738 8,662
1990 224,762 8,798
1991 231,802 8,928
1992 238,543 9,038
1993 244,884 9,126
1994 250,822 9,207
1995 256,649 9,280
1996 262,347 9,342
1997 267,707 9,400
1998 272,723 9,451
1999 277,412 9,496
2000 282,019 9,544
2001 286,767 9,586
2002 291,616 9,623
2003 296,491 9,695
2004 301,413 9,816
2005 306,429 9,940
2006 313,851 10,056
2007 324,479 10,182
2008 336,170 10,321
2009 348,275 10,461
2010 360,792 10,614
2011 373,674 10,780
2012 386,818 10,934
2013 400,070 11,001
2014 413,617 10,984
2015 428,154 10,963
2016 443,308 10,930
2017 458,287 10,869
2018 473,099 10,751
2019 487,731 10,581
2020 502,118 10,399
2021 516,154 10,194
2022 524,106 9,992
2023 525,994 9,816
2024 527,799 9,646

Fertility rates in Maldives and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Tuvalu
1960 6.71 5.15
1961 6.79 5.09
1962 6.89 5
1963 6.94 4.91
1964 7 4.83
1965 7.07 4.73
1966 7.15 4.64
1967 7.23 4.49
1968 7.28 4.36
1969 7.33 4.23
1970 7.39 4.08
1971 7.38 3.94
1972 7.37 3.81
1973 7.4 3.71
1974 7.38 3.63
1975 7.32 3.58
1976 7.29 3.55
1977 7.27 3.56
1978 7.23 3.59
1979 7.23 3.65
1980 7.23 3.73
1981 7.19 3.8
1982 7.15 3.88
1983 7.09 3.91
1984 7.03 3.95
1985 6.94 3.97
1986 6.85 3.97
1987 6.73 3.94
1988 6.58 3.88
1989 6.39 3.8
1990 6.13 3.75
1991 5.8 3.79
1992 5.44 3.86
1993 5.06 3.92
1994 4.69 3.92
1995 4.29 3.96
1996 3.86 3.95
1997 3.48 3.95
1998 3.17 3.95
1999 2.9 3.92
2000 2.69 3.84
2001 2.53 3.75
2002 2.42 3.64
2003 2.34 3.58
2004 2.26 3.55
2005 2.2 3.55
2006 2.2 3.53
2007 2.29 3.45
2008 2.37 3.42
2009 2.39 3.43
2010 2.35 3.44
2011 2.31 3.46
2012 2.25 3.47
2013 2.17 3.39
2014 2.09 3.33
2015 2 3.31
2016 1.9 3.3
2017 1.8 3.3
2018 1.71 3.33
2019 1.64 3.33
2020 1.61 3.31
2021 1.6 3.28
2022 1.58 3.24
2023 1.58 3.21

Maldives and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Maldives Tuvalu
1960 20.6 23.1
1961 20.6 23.1
1962 20.6 23
1963 20.6 22.6
1964 20.5 21
1965 19.9 19.3
1966 18.9 18.5
1967 18.2 18.1
1968 17.8 17.9
1969 17.6 18
1970 17.4 18.2
1971 17.3 18.6
1972 17.2 19
1973 17.2 19.4
1974 17.2 19.7
1975 17.1 19.8
1976 17 19.9
1977 17 20.2
1978 17 20.5
1979 16.9 20.9
1980 16.8 21
1981 16.8 21.4
1982 16.9 21.9
1983 16.9 22.5
1984 17 23.2
1985 17 23.6
1986 16.9 23.8
1987 16.7 24
1988 16.6 24.2
1989 16.5 24.5
1990 16.4 24.7
1991 16.4 24.9
1992 16.4 25
1993 16.5 25
1994 16.7 25.1
1995 16.9 25
1996 17.3 24.9
1997 17.6 24.6
1998 18 24.4
1999 18.4 24.1
2000 18.9 23.9
2001 19.3 23.7
2002 19.8 23.5
2003 20.3 23.5
2004 20.9 23.5
2005 21.5 23.6
2006 22.1 23.6
2007 22.7 23.7
2008 23.2 23.8
2009 23.8 23.9
2010 24.4 24
2011 25.1 24.1
2012 25.8 24.2
2013 26.5 24.3
2014 27.1 24.5
2015 27.6 24.7
2016 28 24.9
2017 28.5 25.2
2018 29 25.3
2019 29.5 25.3
2020 30.1 25.3
2021 30.7 25.3
2022 31.4 25.3
2023 32.1 25.3
2024 32.9 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
12.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives Tuvalu
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
101
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Maldives Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Tuvalu
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
4.97 mi
2011

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