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Maldives vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 188th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Vanuatu
Population
531152
341110
Population rank 168/197 174/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Maldives and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Maldives Vanuatu
1970 $19,328,038 -
1971 $21,566,404 -
1972 $25,177,138 -
1973 $30,862,042 -
1974 $39,120,171 -
1975 $24,540,878 -
1976 $22,399,467 -
1977 $20,853,789 -
1978 $24,369,109 -
1979 $38,523,364 $119,258,835
1980 $42,463,576 $121,185,498
1981 $44,781,457 $113,781,796
1982 $47,911,340 $114,501,913
1983 $57,829,787 $117,389,554
1984 $109,503,546 $144,482,515
1985 $127,190,758 $131,856,421
1986 $141,882,254 $126,498,935
1987 $141,223,029 $139,464,174
1988 $168,514,513 $158,351,368
1989 $189,514,434 $154,013,202
1990 $215,043,970 $168,879,207
1991 $244,396,762 $201,334,169
1992 $284,875,809 $209,088,825
1993 $322,417,837 $200,491,853
1994 $356,014,932 $233,701,301
1995 $398,988,955 $249,333,250
1996 $450,382,328 $261,370,044
1997 $508,223,602 $272,771,209
1998 $540,096,398 $262,293,411
1999 $589,239,754 $268,006,973
2000 $624,337,145 $272,014,628
2001 $870,031,677 $257,926,882
2002 $897,031,250 $262,596,536
2003 $1,052,121,055 $314,471,413
2004 $1,226,829,563 $364,996,869
2005 $1,163,362,438 $394,962,433
2006 $1,575,200,391 $439,358,587
2007 $1,868,383,461 $516,392,923
2008 $2,271,646,188 $590,748,429
2009 $2,345,294,875 $592,622,319
2010 $2,588,176,055 $670,712,980
2011 $2,774,350,240 $770,153,588
2012 $2,886,163,997 $747,839,698
2013 $3,295,009,238 $758,304,466
2014 $3,697,353,039 $773,717,011
2015 $4,129,505,319 $759,690,181
2016 $4,409,942,624 $804,323,577
2017 $4,816,426,257 $880,043,284
2018 $5,404,344,163 $914,727,908
2019 $5,726,094,799 $936,526,268
2020 $3,712,604,583 $909,421,044
2021 $5,252,457,370 $982,362,212
2022 $6,177,118,114 $1,030,654,208
2023 $6,590,894,302 $1,126,313,359
2024 $6,975,146,349 $1,161,251,868

Maldives and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Vanuatu
1970 $156.9 -
1971 $169.8 -
1972 $192.2 -
1973 $228.7 -
1974 $281.5 -
1975 $171.4 -
1976 $151.8 -
1977 $137.3 -
1978 $156.1 -
1979 $240.2 $1,055
1980 $257.6 $1,048
1981 $264.1 $962
1982 $274.8 $946
1983 $323 $947
1984 $594 $1,137
1985 $669 $1,012
1986 $720 $946
1987 $692 $1,017
1988 $799 $1,125
1989 $870 $1,067
1990 $957 $1,141
1991 $1,054 $1,326
1992 $1,194 $1,344
1993 $1,317 $1,257
1994 $1,419 $1,431
1995 $1,555 $1,492
1996 $1,717 $1,529
1997 $1,898 $1,562
1998 $1,980 $1,471
1999 $2,124 $1,472
2000 $2,214 $1,460
2001 $3,034 $1,350
2002 $3,076 $1,341
2003 $3,549 $1,567
2004 $4,070 $1,774
2005 $3,797 $1,874
2006 $5,019 $2,035
2007 $5,758 $2,334
2008 $6,757 $2,604
2009 $6,734 $2,546
2010 $7,174 $2,815
2011 $7,425 $3,163
2012 $7,461 $3,005
2013 $8,236 $2,980
2014 $8,939 $2,973
2015 $9,645 $2,855
2016 $9,948 $2,956
2017 $10,510 $3,160
2018 $11,423 $3,207
2019 $11,740 $3,207
2020 $7,394 $3,043
2021 $10,176 $3,212
2022 $11,786 $3,292
2023 $12,530 $3,515
2024 $13,216 $3,543

Maldives vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Vanuatu
1950 36.5 43.9
1951 37.1 42.2
1952 37 45.3
1953 36.9 45.8
1954 36.9 46.5
1955 37 47.1
1956 37.1 47.7
1957 37.3 48.2
1958 37.6 48.7
1959 37.9 49.3
1960 38.2 49.8
1961 38.6 50.4
1962 39.1 50.9
1963 39.6 51.5
1964 40.2 52
1965 40.8 52.5
1966 41.4 53.1
1967 42.1 53.7
1968 42.9 54.2
1969 43.7 54.8
1970 44.5 55.3
1971 45.5 55.9
1972 46.4 56.4
1973 47.5 57
1974 48.5 57.6
1975 49.6 58.1
1976 50.8 58.7
1977 51.8 59.2
1978 50.4 59.9
1979 53.9 60.9
1980 54.8 61.3
1981 55.7 61.9
1982 56.6 62.5
1983 57.5 63.1
1984 58.3 63.5
1985 59.2 63.9
1986 60 64.6
1987 60.8 64.4
1988 61.6 65.7
1989 62.4 66
1990 63.1 66.7
1991 63.9 67.1
1992 64.7 67.4
1993 65.4 67.7
1994 66.2 68
1995 67 68.1
1996 67.7 68.2
1997 68.5 68.3
1998 69.3 68.4
1999 70.2 67.9
2000 70.9 68.6
2001 71.7 68.7
2002 72.4 68.8
2003 73.3 68.9
2004 73 69
2005 74.8 69.2
2006 75.3 69.1
2007 75.7 69.1
2008 76 69.3
2009 76.4 69.4
2010 76.8 69.6
2011 77.1 69.7
2012 77.5 69.9
2013 77.8 70
2014 78.2 70
2015 78.6 70.2
2016 78.9 70.4
2017 79.2 70.5
2018 79.4 70.6
2019 79.7 70.8
2020 78.7 70.4
2021 78.1 70
2022 80.8 71.3
2023 81 71.5
2024 81.3 71.7
2025 81.5 71.8

Maldives and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year Population
Maldives Vanuatu
1960 91,189 64,431
1961 93,450 66,264
1962 95,802 68,174
1963 98,222 70,159
1964 100,662 72,219
1965 104,102 74,358
1966 108,507 76,590
1967 112,528 78,921
1968 116,075 81,314
1969 119,564 83,755
1970 123,219 86,266
1971 127,035 88,862
1972 130,968 91,562
1973 134,952 94,362
1974 138,978 97,260
1975 143,158 100,269
1976 147,525 103,388
1977 151,930 106,618
1978 156,159 109,963
1979 160,360 113,040
1980 164,835 115,660
1981 169,532 118,249
1982 174,333 121,035
1983 179,128 123,998
1984 184,198 127,109
1985 190,169 130,356
1986 196,935 133,720
1987 203,944 137,187
1988 210,885 140,756
1989 217,738 144,393
1990 224,762 148,063
1991 231,802 151,793
1992 238,543 155,608
1993 244,884 159,463
1994 250,822 163,314
1995 256,649 167,137
1996 262,347 170,911
1997 267,707 174,626
1998 272,723 178,313
1999 277,412 182,048
2000 282,019 186,281
2001 286,767 191,031
2002 291,616 195,863
2003 296,491 200,746
2004 301,413 205,711
2005 306,429 210,760
2006 313,851 215,923
2007 324,479 221,276
2008 336,170 226,896
2009 348,275 232,731
2010 360,792 238,248
2011 373,674 243,474
2012 386,818 248,883
2013 400,070 254,482
2014 413,617 260,240
2015 428,154 266,101
2016 443,308 272,087
2017 458,287 278,507
2018 473,099 285,259
2019 487,731 291,985
2020 502,118 298,858
2021 516,154 305,868
2022 524,106 313,046
2023 525,994 320,409
2024 527,799 327,777

Fertility rates in Maldives and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Vanuatu
1960 6.71 6.78
1961 6.79 6.73
1962 6.89 6.67
1963 6.94 6.62
1964 7 6.57
1965 7.07 6.52
1966 7.15 6.51
1967 7.23 6.51
1968 7.28 6.46
1969 7.33 6.41
1970 7.39 6.35
1971 7.38 6.29
1972 7.37 6.23
1973 7.4 6.15
1974 7.38 6.06
1975 7.32 5.98
1976 7.29 5.89
1977 7.27 5.81
1978 7.23 5.77
1979 7.23 5.73
1980 7.23 5.69
1981 7.19 5.65
1982 7.15 5.6
1983 7.09 5.55
1984 7.03 5.49
1985 6.94 5.43
1986 6.85 5.38
1987 6.73 5.33
1988 6.58 5.27
1989 6.39 5.21
1990 6.13 5.17
1991 5.8 5.13
1992 5.44 5.09
1993 5.06 5.02
1994 4.69 4.94
1995 4.29 4.85
1996 3.86 4.75
1997 3.48 4.66
1998 3.17 4.6
1999 2.9 4.56
2000 2.69 4.54
2001 2.53 4.5
2002 2.42 4.38
2003 2.34 4.29
2004 2.26 4.21
2005 2.2 4.13
2006 2.2 4.1
2007 2.29 4.12
2008 2.37 4.16
2009 2.39 4.16
2010 2.35 4.13
2011 2.31 4.09
2012 2.25 4.06
2013 2.17 4.04
2014 2.09 4
2015 2 3.95
2016 1.9 3.92
2017 1.8 3.88
2018 1.71 3.83
2019 1.64 3.79
2020 1.61 3.74
2021 1.6 3.7
2022 1.58 3.65
2023 1.58 3.6

Maldives and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Maldives Vanuatu
1960 20.6 17.7
1961 20.6 17.6
1962 20.6 17.5
1963 20.6 17.4
1964 20.5 17.3
1965 19.9 17.2
1966 18.9 17.1
1967 18.2 17.1
1968 17.8 17
1969 17.6 17
1970 17.4 17
1971 17.3 17
1972 17.2 17
1973 17.2 17
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17.1 17.1
1976 17 17.1
1977 17 17.2
1978 17 17.3
1979 16.9 17.5
1980 16.8 17.6
1981 16.8 17.7
1982 16.9 17.7
1983 16.9 17.7
1984 17 17.7
1985 17 17.7
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 16.7 17.8
1988 16.6 17.8
1989 16.5 17.8
1990 16.4 17.8
1991 16.4 17.9
1992 16.4 17.8
1993 16.5 17.7
1994 16.7 17.7
1995 16.9 17.8
1996 17.3 18
1997 17.6 18
1998 18 18
1999 18.4 18
2000 18.9 18.2
2001 19.3 18.5
2002 19.8 18.7
2003 20.3 18.9
2004 20.9 19.2
2005 21.5 19.4
2006 22.1 19.6
2007 22.7 19.9
2008 23.2 20.1
2009 23.8 20.3
2010 24.4 20.5
2011 25.1 20.6
2012 25.8 20.8
2013 26.5 20.9
2014 27.1 21
2015 27.6 21.1
2016 28 21.1
2017 28.5 21.2
2018 29 21.2
2019 29.5 21.2
2020 30.1 21.2
2021 30.7 21.2
2022 31.4 21.2
2023 32.1 21.2
2024 32.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
7.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Maldives Vanuatu
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
70%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Maldives Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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