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Maldives vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 188th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives UAE
Population
531152
11372700
Population rank 168/197 86/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Maldives and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Maldives and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Maldives UAE
1970 $19,328,038 $685,986,701
1971 $21,566,404 $939,893,600
1972 $25,177,138 $1,415,086,929
1973 $30,862,042 $4,231,243,616
1974 $39,120,171 $11,651,505,689
1975 $24,540,878 $14,720,728,249
1976 $22,399,467 $19,213,158,779
1977 $20,853,789 $24,871,775,165
1978 $24,369,109 $23,775,764,225
1979 $38,523,364 $31,225,659,621
1980 $42,463,576 $43,599,160,050
1981 $44,781,457 $49,333,424,135
1982 $47,911,340 $46,622,718,605
1983 $57,829,787 $42,803,323,345
1984 $109,503,546 $41,807,954,236
1985 $127,190,758 $40,603,650,232
1986 $141,882,254 $33,943,612,095
1987 $141,223,029 $36,384,908,744
1988 $168,514,513 $36,275,674,203
1989 $189,514,434 $41,464,995,914
1990 $215,043,970 $50,701,443,748
1991 $244,396,762 $51,552,165,622
1992 $284,875,809 $54,239,171,888
1993 $322,417,837 $55,625,170,253
1994 $356,014,932 $59,305,093,980
1995 $398,988,955 $65,743,666,576
1996 $450,382,328 $73,571,233,996
1997 $508,223,602 $78,839,008,445
1998 $540,096,398 $75,674,336,283
1999 $589,239,754 $84,445,473,111
2000 $624,337,145 $104,337,372,362
2001 $870,031,677 $103,311,640,572
2002 $897,031,250 $109,816,201,498
2003 $1,052,121,055 $124,346,358,067
2004 $1,226,829,563 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,163,362,438 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,575,200,391 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,868,383,461 $257,916,133,424
2008 $2,271,646,188 $315,474,615,739
2009 $2,345,294,875 $253,547,358,747
2010 $2,588,176,055 $300,189,052,689
2011 $2,774,350,240 $360,832,739,551
2012 $2,886,163,997 $384,610,125,391
2013 $3,295,009,238 $400,218,529,748
2014 $3,697,353,039 $414,105,366,753
2015 $4,129,505,319 $370,275,469,571
2016 $4,409,942,624 $369,255,326,236
2017 $4,816,426,257 $390,516,804,030
2018 $5,404,344,163 $427,049,432,158
2019 $5,726,094,799 $417,989,721,743
2020 $3,712,604,583 $349,473,015,330
2021 $5,252,457,370 $415,178,792,757
2022 $6,177,118,114 $502,731,935,194
2023 $6,590,894,302 $514,130,432,648
2024 $6,975,146,349 $537,078,829,135

Maldives and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Maldives UAE
1970 $156.9 $2,394
1971 $169.8 $2,805
1972 $192.2 $3,675
1973 $228.7 $9,696
1974 $281.5 $23,823
1975 $171.4 $27,117
1976 $151.8 $31,197
1977 $137.3 $35,020
1978 $156.1 $29,379
1979 $240.2 $34,238
1980 $257.6 $42,925
1981 $264.1 $44,854
1982 $274.8 $39,972
1983 $323 $34,650
1984 $594 $32,012
1985 $669 $29,468
1986 $720 $23,132
1987 $692 $23,113
1988 $799 $21,570
1989 $870 $23,167
1990 $957 $26,710
1991 $1,054 $25,691
1992 $1,194 $25,648
1993 $1,317 $25,033
1994 $1,419 $25,473
1995 $1,555 $27,003
1996 $1,717 $28,323
1997 $1,898 $27,983
1998 $1,980 $24,889
1999 $2,124 $25,856
2000 $2,214 $29,866
2001 $3,034 $27,745
2002 $3,076 $27,754
2003 $3,549 $29,660
2004 $4,070 $33,377
2005 $3,797 $38,719
2006 $5,019 $44,343
2007 $5,758 $45,855
2008 $6,757 $50,054
2009 $6,734 $37,803
2010 $7,174 $43,697
2011 $7,425 $50,789
2012 $7,461 $52,034
2013 $8,236 $52,024
2014 $8,939 $51,381
2015 $9,645 $43,535
2016 $9,948 $41,326
2017 $10,510 $42,341
2018 $11,423 $45,690
2019 $11,740 $44,251
2020 $7,394 $37,174
2021 $10,176 $43,360
2022 $11,786 $49,899
2023 $12,530 $49,041
2024 $13,216 $49,378

Maldives vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives UAE
1950 36.5 42.1
1951 37.1 42.9
1952 37 43.6
1953 36.9 44.4
1954 36.9 45.2
1955 37 46
1956 37.1 46.9
1957 37.3 47.8
1958 37.6 48.8
1959 37.9 49.7
1960 38.2 50.7
1961 38.6 51.6
1962 39.1 52.5
1963 39.6 53.5
1964 40.2 54.5
1965 40.8 55.5
1966 41.4 56.6
1967 42.1 57.6
1968 42.9 58.7
1969 43.7 59.8
1970 44.5 60.8
1971 45.5 61.8
1972 46.4 62.7
1973 47.5 63.5
1974 48.5 64.4
1975 49.6 65.1
1976 50.8 65.8
1977 51.8 66.5
1978 50.4 67.1
1979 53.9 67.6
1980 54.8 68.2
1981 55.7 68.6
1982 56.6 69.1
1983 57.5 69.4
1984 58.3 69.8
1985 59.2 70.1
1986 60 70.4
1987 60.8 70.6
1988 61.6 70.8
1989 62.4 71
1990 63.1 71.1
1991 63.9 71.1
1992 64.7 71.2
1993 65.4 71.2
1994 66.2 71.2
1995 67 71.4
1996 67.7 71.8
1997 68.5 72.6
1998 69.3 73.7
1999 70.2 75
2000 70.9 76.3
2001 71.7 77.6
2002 72.4 78.7
2003 73.3 79.6
2004 73 80.3
2005 74.8 80.8
2006 75.3 81.2
2007 75.7 81.4
2008 76 81.6
2009 76.4 81.7
2010 76.8 81.9
2011 77.1 81.9
2012 77.5 81.9
2013 77.8 82
2014 78.2 82
2015 78.6 82.1
2016 78.9 82.2
2017 79.2 82.4
2018 79.4 82.4
2019 79.7 82.6
2020 78.7 81.9
2021 78.1 79.1
2022 80.8 80.5
2023 81 82.9
2024 81.3 83.1
2025 81.5 83.2

Maldives and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Maldives UAE
1960 91,189 131,334
1961 93,450 137,989
1962 95,802 144,946
1963 98,222 152,211
1964 100,662 159,692
1965 104,102 167,103
1966 108,507 173,976
1967 112,528 179,700
1968 116,075 199,416
1969 119,564 239,660
1970 123,219 286,536
1971 127,035 335,027
1972 130,968 385,014
1973 134,952 436,399
1974 138,978 489,087
1975 143,158 542,856
1976 147,525 615,866
1977 151,930 710,209
1978 156,159 809,274
1979 160,360 912,010
1980 164,835 1,015,700
1981 169,532 1,099,855
1982 174,333 1,166,370
1983 179,128 1,235,305
1984 184,198 1,305,996
1985 190,169 1,377,911
1986 196,935 1,467,383
1987 203,944 1,574,244
1988 210,885 1,681,788
1989 217,738 1,789,851
1990 224,762 1,898,220
1991 231,802 2,006,626
1992 238,543 2,114,730
1993 244,884 2,222,093
1994 250,822 2,328,188
1995 256,649 2,434,662
1996 262,347 2,597,564
1997 267,707 2,817,410
1998 272,723 3,040,421
1999 277,412 3,266,009
2000 282,019 3,493,575
2001 286,767 3,723,590
2002 291,616 3,956,826
2003 296,491 4,192,457
2004 301,413 4,428,967
2005 306,429 4,664,790
2006 313,851 5,009,100
2007 324,479 5,624,635
2008 336,170 6,302,664
2009 348,275 6,707,058
2010 360,792 6,869,838
2011 373,674 7,104,538
2012 386,818 7,391,448
2013 400,070 7,693,031
2014 413,617 8,059,440
2015 428,154 8,505,237
2016 443,308 8,935,095
2017 458,287 9,223,225
2018 473,099 9,346,701
2019 487,731 9,445,785
2020 502,118 9,401,038
2021 516,154 9,575,152
2022 524,106 10,074,977
2023 525,994 10,483,751
2024 527,799 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Maldives and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Maldives UAE
1960 6.71 6.5
1961 6.79 6.49
1962 6.89 6.49
1963 6.94 6.5
1964 7 6.49
1965 7.07 6.5
1966 7.15 6.5
1967 7.23 6.51
1968 7.28 6.53
1969 7.33 6.52
1970 7.39 6.52
1971 7.38 6.52
1972 7.37 6.5
1973 7.4 6.46
1974 7.38 6.41
1975 7.32 6.35
1976 7.29 6.29
1977 7.27 6.22
1978 7.23 6.15
1979 7.23 6.06
1980 7.23 5.95
1981 7.19 5.81
1982 7.15 5.66
1983 7.09 5.48
1984 7.03 5.3
1985 6.94 5.13
1986 6.85 5
1987 6.73 4.88
1988 6.58 4.77
1989 6.39 4.65
1990 6.13 4.51
1991 5.8 4.25
1992 5.44 4.09
1993 5.06 3.82
1994 4.69 3.76
1995 4.29 3.28
1996 3.86 3.06
1997 3.48 2.83
1998 3.17 2.77
1999 2.9 2.79
2000 2.69 2.73
2001 2.53 2.62
2002 2.42 2.54
2003 2.34 2.49
2004 2.26 2.38
2005 2.2 2.23
2006 2.2 1.96
2007 2.29 1.79
2008 2.37 1.52
2009 2.39 1.58
2010 2.35 1.57
2011 2.31 1.54
2012 2.25 1.53
2013 2.17 1.53
2014 2.09 1.48
2015 2 1.42
2016 1.9 1.37
2017 1.8 1.35
2018 1.71 1.29
2019 1.64 1.25
2020 1.61 1.29
2021 1.6 1.16
2022 1.58 1.15
2023 1.58 1.2

Maldives and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Maldives UAE
1960 20.6 19.6
1961 20.6 20.1
1962 20.6 20.6
1963 20.6 21
1964 20.5 21.5
1965 19.9 22
1966 18.9 22.6
1967 18.2 23.3
1968 17.8 23.5
1969 17.6 23.1
1970 17.4 23
1971 17.3 23.2
1972 17.2 23.6
1973 17.2 24.1
1974 17.2 24.7
1975 17.1 25.4
1976 17 25.6
1977 17 25.4
1978 17 25.5
1979 16.9 25.8
1980 16.8 26.2
1981 16.8 26.4
1982 16.9 26.4
1983 16.9 26.4
1984 17 26.4
1985 17 26.6
1986 16.9 26.5
1987 16.7 26.1
1988 16.6 25.9
1989 16.5 25.8
1990 16.4 25.8
1991 16.4 26
1992 16.4 26.4
1993 16.5 26.8
1994 16.7 27.4
1995 16.9 28
1996 17.3 28.1
1997 17.6 27.9
1998 18 27.9
1999 18.4 28
2000 18.9 28.2
2001 19.3 28.6
2002 19.8 29.1
2003 20.3 29.6
2004 20.9 30.3
2005 21.5 30.9
2006 22.1 31.4
2007 22.7 31.6
2008 23.2 31.6
2009 23.8 31.6
2010 24.4 31.7
2011 25.1 31.7
2012 25.8 31.7
2013 26.5 31.7
2014 27.1 31.8
2015 27.6 31.8
2016 28 31.8
2017 28.5 31.8
2018 29 31.8
2019 29.5 31.8
2020 30.1 31.8
2021 30.7 31.9
2022 31.4 31.9
2023 32.1 32.2
2024 32.9 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
85.7%
2021

Energy

Maldives UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives UAE
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
70%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Maldives UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives UAE
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
2,535 mi
2008

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