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Maldives vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 188th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Vatican
Population
531152
949
Population rank 168/197 197/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 160/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 77/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 33/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
n/a
Median age
32.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Maldives and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Maldives vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Vatican
1950 36.5 65.9
1951 37.1 65.3
1952 37 65.7
1953 36.9 66.3
1954 36.9 67.5
1955 37 67.8
1956 37.1 67.3
1957 37.3 67.5
1958 37.6 68.7
1959 37.9 69.2
1960 38.2 69.2
1961 38.6 69.8
1962 39.1 69.2
1963 39.6 69.3
1964 40.2 70.3
1965 40.8 70.1
1966 41.4 70.9
1967 42.1 70.9
1968 42.9 70.7
1969 43.7 70.7
1970 44.5 71.5
1971 45.5 71.7
1972 46.4 72
1973 47.5 71.9
1974 48.5 72.7
1975 49.6 72.6
1976 50.8 72.9
1977 51.8 73.3
1978 50.4 73.7
1979 53.9 74
1980 54.8 74.1
1981 55.7 74.3
1982 56.6 74.8
1983 57.5 74.7
1984 58.3 75.1
1985 59.2 75.5
1986 60 75.7
1987 60.8 76.2
1988 61.6 76.4
1989 62.4 76.8
1990 63.1 76.9
1991 63.9 76.9
1992 64.7 77.3
1993 65.4 77
1994 66.2 77.7
1995 67 77.8
1996 67.7 78.5
1997 68.5 78.2
1998 69.3 78.3
1999 70.2 78.7
2000 70.9 79.3
2001 71.7 79.9
2002 72.4 80
2003 73.3 79.8
2004 73 80.2
2005 74.8 80.6
2006 75.3 81.2
2007 75.7 81.3
2008 76 81.4
2009 76.4 81.3
2010 76.8 81.5
2011 77.1 81.7
2012 77.5 82
2013 77.8 82.5
2014 78.2 82.6
2015 78.6 82.5
2016 78.9 82.9
2017 79.2 82.7
2018 79.4 83.3
2019 79.7 83.6
2020 78.7 83
2021 78.1 82.9
2022 80.8 83.3
2023 81 83
2024 81.3 83.1
2025 81.5 83.3

Maldives and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Vatican
Year Population
Maldives Vatican
1960 91,189 -
1961 93,450 -
1962 95,802 -
1963 98,222 -
1964 100,662 -
1965 104,102 -
1966 108,507 -
1967 112,528 -
1968 116,075 -
1969 119,564 -
1970 123,219 -
1971 127,035 -
1972 130,968 -
1973 134,952 -
1974 138,978 -
1975 143,158 -
1976 147,525 -
1977 151,930 -
1978 156,159 -
1979 160,360 -
1980 164,835 -
1981 169,532 -
1982 174,333 -
1983 179,128 -
1984 184,198 -
1985 190,169 -
1986 196,935 -
1987 203,944 -
1988 210,885 -
1989 217,738 -
1990 224,762 -
1991 231,802 -
1992 238,543 -
1993 244,884 -
1994 250,822 -
1995 256,649 -
1996 262,347 -
1997 267,707 -
1998 272,723 -
1999 277,412 -
2000 282,019 880
2001 286,767 890
2002 291,616 900
2003 296,491 911
2004 301,413 921
2005 306,429 921
2006 313,851 932
2007 324,479 821
2008 336,170 824
2009 348,275 826
2010 360,792 829
2011 373,674 832
2012 386,818 836
2013 400,070 839
2014 413,617 842
2015 428,154 1,000
2016 443,308 -
2017 458,287 1,000
2018 473,099 -
2019 487,731 1,000
2020 502,118 -
2021 516,154 -
2022 524,106 -
2023 525,994 -
2024 527,799 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
n/a
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Maldives Vatican
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
n/a
Urban population
42.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
4
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
101
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
70%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Maldives Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
62
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Maldives Vatican
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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