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Maldives vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 188th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Vietnam
Population
531152
102063551
Population rank 168/197 16/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Maldives and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Vietnam
Year GDP
Maldives Vietnam
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 -
1980 $42,463,576 -
1981 $44,781,457 -
1982 $47,911,340 -
1983 $57,829,787 -
1984 $109,503,546 -
1985 $127,190,758 $14,094,687,821
1986 $141,882,254 $26,336,616,250
1987 $141,223,029 $36,658,108,850
1988 $168,514,513 $25,423,812,649
1989 $189,514,434 $6,293,304,975
1990 $215,043,970 $6,471,740,806
1991 $244,396,762 $9,613,369,520
1992 $284,875,809 $9,866,990,236
1993 $322,417,837 $13,180,953,598
1994 $356,014,932 $16,286,433,533
1995 $398,988,955 $20,736,164,459
1996 $450,382,328 $24,657,470,575
1997 $508,223,602 $26,843,700,442
1998 $540,096,398 $27,209,602,050
1999 $589,239,754 $28,683,659,007
2000 $624,337,145 $31,172,518,403
2001 $870,031,677 $32,685,198,809
2002 $897,031,250 $35,064,105,501
2003 $1,052,121,055 $39,552,513,232
2004 $1,226,829,563 $45,427,854,693
2005 $1,163,362,438 $57,633,255,738
2006 $1,575,200,391 $66,371,664,817
2007 $1,868,383,461 $77,414,425,532
2008 $2,271,646,188 $99,130,304,099
2009 $2,345,294,875 $106,014,659,565
2010 $2,588,176,055 $147,201,173,197
2011 $2,774,350,240 $172,595,049,184
2012 $2,886,163,997 $195,590,661,129
2013 $3,295,009,238 $213,708,811,665
2014 $3,697,353,039 $233,451,469,643
2015 $4,129,505,319 $239,258,328,382
2016 $4,409,942,624 $257,096,001,178
2017 $4,816,426,257 $281,353,605,987
2018 $5,404,344,163 $310,106,478,395
2019 $5,726,094,799 $334,365,270,497
2020 $3,712,604,583 $346,615,738,538
2021 $5,252,457,370 $366,474,752,771
2022 $6,177,118,114 $413,445,230,669
2023 $6,590,894,302 $433,857,681,378
2024 $6,975,146,349 $476,388,230,307

Maldives and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Vietnam
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 -
1980 $257.6 -
1981 $264.1 -
1982 $274.8 -
1983 $323 -
1984 $594 -
1985 $669 $238.6
1986 $720 $436
1987 $692 $595
1988 $799 $405
1989 $870 $98.1
1990 $957 $98.8
1991 $1,054 $143.7
1992 $1,194 $144.5
1993 $1,317 $189.4
1994 $1,419 $229.9
1995 $1,555 $287.8
1996 $1,717 $337
1997 $1,898 $362
1998 $1,980 $361
1999 $2,124 $376
2000 $2,214 $404
2001 $3,034 $419
2002 $3,076 $445
2003 $3,549 $497
2004 $4,070 $565
2005 $3,797 $711
2006 $5,019 $808
2007 $5,758 $926
2008 $6,757 $1,164
2009 $6,734 $1,226
2010 $7,174 $1,683
2011 $7,425 $1,951
2012 $7,461 $2,185
2013 $8,236 $2,360
2014 $8,939 $2,546
2015 $9,645 $2,578
2016 $9,948 $2,735
2017 $10,510 $2,956
2018 $11,423 $3,222
2019 $11,740 $3,441
2020 $7,394 $3,534
2021 $10,176 $3,704
2022 $11,786 $4,148
2023 $12,530 $4,323
2024 $13,216 $4,717

Maldives vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Vietnam
1950 36.5 48
1951 37.1 48.7
1952 37 49.4
1953 36.9 50
1954 36.9 52
1955 37 54.8
1956 37.1 55.5
1957 37.3 56.2
1958 37.6 56.8
1959 37.9 57.4
1960 38.2 58
1961 38.6 58.5
1962 39.1 58.2
1963 39.6 56.9
1964 40.2 57.5
1965 40.8 57
1966 41.4 56.9
1967 42.1 56.7
1968 42.9 52.7
1969 43.7 54.8
1970 44.5 54.9
1971 45.5 55.6
1972 46.4 51.9
1973 47.5 55.7
1974 48.5 54.8
1975 49.6 61.9
1976 50.8 63.7
1977 51.8 64.1
1978 50.4 64.5
1979 53.9 65
1980 54.8 65.3
1981 55.7 65.8
1982 56.6 66.2
1983 57.5 66.5
1984 58.3 66.9
1985 59.2 67.2
1986 60 67.6
1987 60.8 68
1988 61.6 68.6
1989 62.4 68.8
1990 63.1 69
1991 63.9 69.3
1992 64.7 69.6
1993 65.4 70
1994 66.2 70.4
1995 67 70.9
1996 67.7 71.3
1997 68.5 71.7
1998 69.3 72.3
1999 70.2 72.6
2000 70.9 72.7
2001 71.7 73
2002 72.4 73.1
2003 73.3 73.2
2004 73 73.1
2005 74.8 73.2
2006 75.3 73.3
2007 75.7 73.4
2008 76 73.5
2009 76.4 73.5
2010 76.8 73.6
2011 77.1 73.7
2012 77.5 73.8
2013 77.8 73.8
2014 78.2 73.9
2015 78.6 74
2016 78.9 74
2017 79.2 74
2018 79.4 74.1
2019 79.7 74.2
2020 78.7 75.4
2021 78.1 74.1
2022 80.8 74.5
2023 81 74.6
2024 81.3 74.7
2025 81.5 74.9

Maldives and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Vietnam
Year Population
Maldives Vietnam
1960 91,189 32,531,933
1961 93,450 33,409,059
1962 95,802 34,288,560
1963 98,222 35,249,101
1964 100,662 36,201,563
1965 104,102 37,129,656
1966 108,507 38,024,836
1967 112,528 38,895,080
1968 116,075 39,734,609
1969 119,564 40,582,096
1970 123,219 41,475,230
1971 127,035 42,449,276
1972 130,968 43,429,168
1973 134,952 44,409,861
1974 138,978 45,413,537
1975 143,158 46,482,903
1976 147,525 47,684,931
1977 151,930 48,954,872
1978 156,159 50,249,552
1979 160,360 51,378,211
1980 164,835 52,490,101
1981 169,532 53,738,141
1982 174,333 55,011,289
1983 179,128 56,337,921
1984 184,198 57,706,067
1985 190,169 59,060,622
1986 196,935 60,347,048
1987 203,944 61,584,651
1988 210,885 62,843,228
1989 217,738 64,147,348
1990 224,762 65,504,552
1991 231,802 66,891,775
1992 238,543 68,260,337
1993 244,884 69,586,384
1994 250,822 70,854,391
1995 256,649 72,049,940
1996 262,347 73,156,447
1997 267,707 74,226,889
1998 272,723 75,299,660
1999 277,412 76,287,452
2000 282,019 77,154,011
2001 286,767 77,969,361
2002 291,616 78,772,224
2003 296,491 79,563,777
2004 301,413 80,338,971
2005 306,429 81,088,313
2006 313,851 82,167,897
2007 324,479 83,633,375
2008 336,170 85,175,788
2009 348,275 86,460,018
2010 360,792 87,455,152
2011 373,674 88,468,314
2012 386,818 89,510,356
2013 400,070 90,573,104
2014 413,617 91,679,578
2015 428,154 92,823,254
2016 443,308 94,000,117
2017 458,287 95,176,977
2018 473,099 96,237,319
2019 487,731 97,173,776
2020 502,118 98,079,191
2021 516,154 98,935,098
2022 524,106 99,680,655
2023 525,994 100,352,192
2024 527,799 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Maldives and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Maldives

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Vietnam
1960 6.71 6.27
1961 6.79 5.48
1962 6.89 6.26
1963 6.94 6.39
1964 7 6.29
1965 7.07 6.16
1966 7.15 5.97
1967 7.23 5.88
1968 7.28 6.03
1969 7.33 6.01
1970 7.39 6.02
1971 7.38 6.07
1972 7.37 6.1
1973 7.4 6.11
1974 7.38 5.78
1975 7.32 5.62
1976 7.29 5.46
1977 7.27 5.29
1978 7.23 5.1
1979 7.23 4.94
1980 7.23 4.8
1981 7.19 4.67
1982 7.15 4.59
1983 7.09 4.52
1984 7.03 4.41
1985 6.94 4.21
1986 6.85 3.96
1987 6.73 3.72
1988 6.58 3.62
1989 6.39 3.64
1990 6.13 3.6
1991 5.8 3.52
1992 5.44 3.35
1993 5.06 3.17
1994 4.69 2.94
1995 4.29 2.7
1996 3.86 2.47
1997 3.48 2.27
1998 3.17 2.1
1999 2.9 2
2000 2.69 2.03
2001 2.53 2.02
2002 2.42 2.01
2003 2.34 2
2004 2.26 1.97
2005 2.2 1.89
2006 2.2 1.87
2007 2.29 1.91
2008 2.37 1.93
2009 2.39 1.92
2010 2.35 1.91
2011 2.31 1.93
2012 2.25 1.97
2013 2.17 1.98
2014 2.09 2.09
2015 2 2.1
2016 1.9 2
2017 1.8 1.99
2018 1.71 1.88
2019 1.64 1.94
2020 1.61 1.96
2021 1.6 1.94
2022 1.58 1.93
2023 1.58 1.91

Maldives and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Maldives Vietnam
1960 20.6 21.2
1961 20.6 20.7
1962 20.6 20.2
1963 20.6 19.7
1964 20.5 19.2
1965 19.9 18.9
1966 18.9 18.7
1967 18.2 18.5
1968 17.8 18.4
1969 17.6 18.4
1970 17.4 18.4
1971 17.3 18.4
1972 17.2 18.5
1973 17.2 18.5
1974 17.2 18.6
1975 17.1 18.7
1976 17 18.8
1977 17 19
1978 17 19.1
1979 16.9 19.3
1980 16.8 19.4
1981 16.8 19.5
1982 16.9 19.6
1983 16.9 19.7
1984 17 19.8
1985 17 19.9
1986 16.9 20
1987 16.7 20.1
1988 16.6 20.2
1989 16.5 20.4
1990 16.4 20.5
1991 16.4 20.7
1992 16.4 20.9
1993 16.5 21.1
1994 16.7 21.4
1995 16.9 21.7
1996 17.3 22
1997 17.6 22.4
1998 18 22.9
1999 18.4 23.3
2000 18.9 23.7
2001 19.3 24.2
2002 19.8 24.6
2003 20.3 25
2004 20.9 25.4
2005 21.5 25.8
2006 22.1 26.3
2007 22.7 26.9
2008 23.2 27.4
2009 23.8 27.9
2010 24.4 28.3
2011 25.1 28.7
2012 25.8 29
2013 26.5 29.4
2014 27.1 29.8
2015 27.6 30.2
2016 28 30.5
2017 28.5 30.8
2018 29 31.2
2019 29.5 31.6
2020 30.1 32.1
2021 30.7 32.5
2022 31.4 33
2023 32.1 33.4
2024 32.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
70.6%
2024

Energy

Maldives Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Maldives Vietnam
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Maldives Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Vietnam
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
354,460 mi
2019

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