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Maldives vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 188th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Yemen
Population
531152
42727988
Population rank 168/197 37/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 160/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 77/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 33/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Maldives and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Yemen
Year GDP
Maldives Yemen
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 -
1986 $141,882,254 -
1987 $141,223,029 -
1988 $168,514,513 -
1989 $189,514,434 -
1990 $215,043,970 $12,643,821,569
1991 $244,396,762 $14,665,445,462
1992 $284,875,809 $17,959,367,194
1993 $322,417,837 $21,736,802,664
1994 $356,014,932 $28,019,483,764
1995 $398,988,955 $12,796,345,679
1996 $450,382,328 $6,496,163,616
1997 $508,223,602 $6,838,298,531
1998 $540,096,398 $6,322,175,566
1999 $589,239,754 $7,639,325,296
2000 $624,337,145 $9,679,316,770
2001 $870,031,677 $9,852,990,693
2002 $897,031,250 $10,693,430,511
2003 $1,052,121,055 $11,777,532,662
2004 $1,226,829,563 $13,867,634,371
2005 $1,163,362,438 $16,731,566,717
2006 $1,575,200,391 $19,063,143,370
2007 $1,868,383,461 $21,650,528,674
2008 $2,271,646,188 $26,910,855,807
2009 $2,345,294,875 $25,130,278,213
2010 $2,588,176,055 $30,906,749,533
2011 $2,774,350,240 $32,726,417,878
2012 $2,886,163,997 $35,401,331,609
2013 $3,295,009,238 $40,415,233,436
2014 $3,697,353,039 $43,228,585,321
2015 $4,129,505,319 $42,444,490,074
2016 $4,409,942,624 $31,317,825,274
2017 $4,816,426,257 $26,842,229,045
2018 $5,404,344,163 $21,606,160,663
2019 $5,726,094,799 -
2020 $3,712,604,583 -
2021 $5,252,457,370 -
2022 $6,177,118,114 -
2023 $6,590,894,302 -
2024 $6,975,146,349 -

Maldives and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Yemen
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 -
1986 $720 -
1987 $692 -
1988 $799 -
1989 $870 -
1990 $957 $910
1991 $1,054 $1,016
1992 $1,194 $1,198
1993 $1,317 $1,397
1994 $1,419 $1,735
1995 $1,555 $764
1996 $1,717 $375
1997 $1,898 $383
1998 $1,980 $343
1999 $2,124 $401
2000 $2,214 $493
2001 $3,034 $487
2002 $3,076 $513
2003 $3,549 $549
2004 $4,070 $628
2005 $3,797 $734
2006 $5,019 $810
2007 $5,758 $890
2008 $6,757 $1,072
2009 $6,734 $969
2010 $7,174 $1,155
2011 $7,425 $1,186
2012 $7,461 $1,245
2013 $8,236 $1,379
2014 $8,939 $1,430
2015 $9,645 $1,362
2016 $9,948 $975
2017 $10,510 $811
2018 $11,423 $634
2019 $11,740 -
2020 $7,394 -
2021 $10,176 -
2022 $11,786 -
2023 $12,530 -
2024 $13,216 -

Maldives vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Yemen
1950 36.5 28.9
1951 37.1 29.3
1952 37 29.6
1953 36.9 30
1954 36.9 30.4
1955 37 30.8
1956 37.1 31.3
1957 37.3 31.8
1958 37.6 32.4
1959 37.9 32.9
1960 38.2 33.5
1961 38.6 34.1
1962 39.1 33.7
1963 39.6 33.4
1964 40.2 34.9
1965 40.8 35.6
1966 41.4 36.3
1967 42.1 37.1
1968 42.9 38
1969 43.7 39.6
1970 44.5 40.6
1971 45.5 41.8
1972 46.4 42.7
1973 47.5 43.6
1974 48.5 44.5
1975 49.6 45.5
1976 50.8 46.4
1977 51.8 47.4
1978 50.4 48.5
1979 53.9 49.5
1980 54.8 50.6
1981 55.7 51.7
1982 56.6 52.4
1983 57.5 53.6
1984 58.3 54.6
1985 59.2 55.4
1986 60 54
1987 60.8 56.8
1988 61.6 57.4
1989 62.4 58
1990 63.1 58.5
1991 63.9 58.8
1992 64.7 59.3
1993 65.4 59.7
1994 66.2 59.8
1995 67 60.5
1996 67.7 60.9
1997 68.5 61.3
1998 69.3 61.8
1999 70.2 62.3
2000 70.9 62.8
2001 71.7 63.3
2002 72.4 63.8
2003 73.3 64.4
2004 73 64.9
2005 74.8 65.4
2006 75.3 65.8
2007 75.7 66.2
2008 76 66.6
2009 76.4 66.9
2010 76.8 67.2
2011 77.1 67.4
2012 77.5 67.6
2013 77.8 68
2014 78.2 68
2015 78.6 66.8
2016 78.9 67.1
2017 79.2 67.1
2018 79.4 65.9
2019 79.7 66.6
2020 78.7 66.4
2021 78.1 66
2022 80.8 68
2023 81 69.3
2024 81.3 69.4
2025 81.5 69.6

Maldives and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Yemen
Year Population
Maldives Yemen
1960 91,189 5,532,301
1961 93,450 5,655,232
1962 95,802 5,782,221
1963 98,222 5,911,135
1964 100,662 6,048,006
1965 104,102 6,195,593
1966 108,507 6,351,494
1967 112,528 6,516,444
1968 116,075 6,690,524
1969 119,564 6,875,859
1970 123,219 7,065,279
1971 127,035 7,257,462
1972 130,968 7,460,068
1973 134,952 7,672,796
1974 138,978 7,896,783
1975 143,158 8,133,598
1976 147,525 8,384,113
1977 151,930 8,648,222
1978 156,159 8,926,586
1979 160,360 9,224,194
1980 164,835 9,543,358
1981 169,532 9,882,362
1982 174,333 10,241,006
1983 179,128 10,621,499
1984 184,198 11,025,597
1985 190,169 11,453,825
1986 196,935 11,901,040
1987 203,944 12,369,912
1988 210,885 12,859,708
1989 217,738 13,364,174
1990 224,762 13,887,862
1991 231,802 14,430,201
1992 238,543 14,989,494
1993 244,884 15,563,914
1994 250,822 16,149,147
1995 256,649 16,740,058
1996 262,347 17,313,177
1997 267,707 17,873,936
1998 272,723 18,446,013
1999 277,412 19,029,420
2000 282,019 19,624,141
2001 286,767 20,226,147
2002 291,616 20,835,086
2003 296,491 21,456,379
2004 301,413 22,095,167
2005 306,429 22,790,085
2006 313,851 23,543,083
2007 324,479 24,318,082
2008 336,170 25,111,941
2009 348,275 25,927,724
2010 360,792 26,754,387
2011 373,674 27,582,897
2012 386,818 28,433,647
2013 400,070 29,312,952
2014 413,617 30,226,309
2015 428,154 31,159,379
2016 443,308 32,109,010
2017 458,287 33,090,921
2018 473,099 34,085,182
2019 487,731 35,111,408
2020 502,118 36,134,863
2021 516,154 37,140,230
2022 524,106 38,222,876
2023 525,994 39,390,799
2024 527,799 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Maldives and Yemen

Fertility rate
Maldives

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Yemen
1960 6.71 7.99
1961 6.79 8
1962 6.89 8.01
1963 6.94 8.03
1964 7 8.07
1965 7.07 8.1
1966 7.15 8.14
1967 7.23 8.17
1968 7.28 8.19
1969 7.33 8.22
1970 7.39 8.23
1971 7.38 8.26
1972 7.37 8.27
1973 7.4 8.29
1974 7.38 8.33
1975 7.32 8.37
1976 7.29 8.42
1977 7.27 8.47
1978 7.23 8.5
1979 7.23 8.67
1980 7.23 8.71
1981 7.19 8.75
1982 7.15 8.79
1983 7.09 8.83
1984 7.03 8.85
1985 6.94 8.86
1986 6.85 8.86
1987 6.73 8.83
1988 6.58 8.79
1989 6.39 8.71
1990 6.13 8.61
1991 5.8 8.46
1992 5.44 8.27
1993 5.06 8.05
1994 4.69 7.8
1995 4.29 7.53
1996 3.86 7
1997 3.48 6.82
1998 3.17 6.64
1999 2.9 6.49
2000 2.69 6.32
2001 2.53 6.14
2002 2.42 5.97
2003 2.34 5.84
2004 2.26 5.71
2005 2.2 5.56
2006 2.2 5.41
2007 2.29 5.26
2008 2.37 5.11
2009 2.39 5
2010 2.35 4.81
2011 2.31 4.63
2012 2.25 4.63
2013 2.17 4.62
2014 2.09 4.62
2015 2 4.62
2016 1.9 4.61
2017 1.8 4.61
2018 1.71 4.61
2019 1.64 4.6
2020 1.61 4.6
2021 1.6 4.6
2022 1.58 4.59
2023 1.58 4.59

Maldives and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Maldives Yemen
1960 20.6 19.7
1961 20.6 19.6
1962 20.6 19.6
1963 20.6 19.5
1964 20.5 19.4
1965 19.9 19.3
1966 18.9 19.2
1967 18.2 19.1
1968 17.8 18.9
1969 17.6 18.7
1970 17.4 18.4
1971 17.3 18.1
1972 17.2 17.8
1973 17.2 17.6
1974 17.2 17.3
1975 17.1 17
1976 17 16.8
1977 17 16.6
1978 17 16.3
1979 16.9 16.1
1980 16.8 15.9
1981 16.8 15.7
1982 16.9 15.5
1983 16.9 15.3
1984 17 15.1
1985 17 15
1986 16.9 14.9
1987 16.7 14.8
1988 16.6 14.7
1989 16.5 14.6
1990 16.4 14.6
1991 16.4 14.6
1992 16.4 14.6
1993 16.5 14.6
1994 16.7 14.6
1995 16.9 14.7
1996 17.3 14.8
1997 17.6 14.9
1998 18 15
1999 18.4 15.2
2000 18.9 15.4
2001 19.3 15.6
2002 19.8 15.8
2003 20.3 16
2004 20.9 16.2
2005 21.5 16.4
2006 22.1 16.7
2007 22.7 16.9
2008 23.2 17.2
2009 23.8 17.4
2010 24.4 17.7
2011 25.1 17.9
2012 25.8 18.1
2013 26.5 18.3
2014 27.1 18.5
2015 27.6 18.7
2016 28 18.8
2017 28.5 18.9
2018 29 19
2019 29.5 19.1
2020 30.1 19.1
2021 30.7 19.1
2022 31.4 19.2
2023 32.1 19.2
2024 32.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
11.9%
2022

Energy

Maldives Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Maldives Yemen
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
70%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Maldives Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Yemen
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
n/a

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