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Maldives vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 188th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Zimbabwe
Population
531152
17210092
Population rank 168/197 74/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Maldives and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Maldives Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $19,328,038 $1,884,206,452
1971 $21,566,404 $2,178,716,475
1972 $25,177,138 $2,677,729,616
1973 $30,862,042 $3,309,353,866
1974 $39,120,171 $3,982,161,721
1975 $24,540,878 $4,371,301,052
1976 $22,399,467 $4,318,372,348
1977 $20,853,789 $4,364,382,451
1978 $24,369,109 $4,351,600,850
1979 $38,523,364 $5,177,459,817
1980 $42,463,576 $6,678,868,738
1981 $44,781,457 $8,011,374,445
1982 $47,911,340 $8,539,701,388
1983 $57,829,787 $7,764,067,625
1984 $109,503,546 $6,352,126,411
1985 $127,190,758 $5,637,259,754
1986 $141,882,254 $6,217,524,201
1987 $141,223,029 $6,741,215,643
1988 $168,514,513 $7,814,784,729
1989 $189,514,434 $8,286,323,367
1990 $215,043,970 $8,783,817,407
1991 $244,396,762 $8,641,482,396
1992 $284,875,809 $6,751,472,744
1993 $322,417,837 $6,563,813,829
1994 $356,014,932 $6,890,675,555
1995 $398,988,955 $7,111,271,273
1996 $450,382,328 $8,553,147,289
1997 $508,223,602 $8,529,572,287
1998 $540,096,398 $6,401,968,715
1999 $589,239,754 $6,858,013,652
2000 $624,337,145 $6,689,958,139
2001 $870,031,677 $6,777,385,246
2002 $897,031,250 $6,342,116,911
2003 $1,052,121,055 $5,727,592,261
2004 $1,226,829,563 $5,805,598,867
2005 $1,163,362,438 $5,755,215,663
2006 $1,575,200,391 $5,443,896,938
2007 $1,868,383,461 $5,291,950,526
2008 $2,271,646,188 $4,415,703,156
2009 $2,345,294,875 $9,665,815,601
2010 $2,588,176,055 $12,041,602,762
2011 $2,774,350,240 $14,101,801,031
2012 $2,886,163,997 $17,114,762,914
2013 $3,295,009,238 $19,091,004,042
2014 $3,697,353,039 $19,495,547,523
2015 $4,129,505,319 $19,963,058,858
2016 $4,409,942,624 $20,548,759,858
2017 $4,816,426,257 $51,074,726,484
2018 $5,404,344,163 $34,156,057,417
2019 $5,726,094,799 $25,715,657,177
2020 $3,712,604,583 $26,868,564,055
2021 $5,252,457,370 $27,240,507,842
2022 $6,177,118,114 $32,789,657,378
2023 $6,590,894,302 $35,231,369,343
2024 $6,975,146,349 $44,187,704,410

Maldives and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $156.9 $361
1971 $169.8 $405
1972 $192.2 $483
1973 $228.7 $579
1974 $281.5 $674
1975 $171.4 $717
1976 $151.8 $687
1977 $137.3 $677
1978 $156.1 $665
1979 $240.2 $779
1980 $257.6 $949
1981 $264.1 $1,068
1982 $274.8 $1,095
1983 $323 $959
1984 $594 $757
1985 $669 $649
1986 $720 $692
1987 $692 $726
1988 $799 $815
1989 $870 $840
1990 $957 $866
1991 $1,054 $831
1992 $1,194 $631
1993 $1,317 $604
1994 $1,419 $634
1995 $1,555 $648
1996 $1,717 $767
1997 $1,898 $750
1998 $1,980 $552
1999 $2,124 $582
2000 $2,214 $563
2001 $3,034 $566
2002 $3,076 $525
2003 $3,549 $468
2004 $4,070 $469
2005 $3,797 $461
2006 $5,019 $431
2007 $5,758 $413
2008 $6,757 $341
2009 $6,734 $735
2010 $7,174 $902
2011 $7,425 $1,037
2012 $7,461 $1,239
2013 $8,236 $1,362
2014 $8,939 $1,372
2015 $9,645 $1,386
2016 $9,948 $1,407
2017 $10,510 $3,448
2018 $11,423 $2,272
2019 $11,740 $1,684
2020 $7,394 $1,730
2021 $10,176 $1,724
2022 $11,786 $2,041
2023 $12,530 $2,156
2024 $13,216 $2,656

Maldives vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Zimbabwe
1950 36.5 49.4
1951 37.1 49.8
1952 37 50.2
1953 36.9 50.6
1954 36.9 51
1955 37 51.4
1956 37.1 51.8
1957 37.3 52.2
1958 37.6 52.6
1959 37.9 53
1960 38.2 53.5
1961 38.6 54
1962 39.1 54.5
1963 39.6 54.9
1964 40.2 55.4
1965 40.8 55.9
1966 41.4 56.4
1967 42.1 56.8
1968 42.9 57.1
1969 43.7 57.5
1970 44.5 57.8
1971 45.5 58
1972 46.4 58.2
1973 47.5 58.1
1974 48.5 58.2
1975 49.6 58.2
1976 50.8 57.6
1977 51.8 57
1978 50.4 54.7
1979 53.9 54.9
1980 54.8 59.1
1981 55.7 59.4
1982 56.6 59.9
1983 57.5 60
1984 58.3 60.6
1985 59.2 60.9
1986 60 61
1987 60.8 60.7
1988 61.6 60.2
1989 62.4 59.4
1990 63.1 58.3
1991 63.9 57
1992 64.7 55.6
1993 65.4 54
1994 66.2 52.5
1995 67 51.1
1996 67.7 49
1997 68.5 48.5
1998 69.3 47.6
1999 70.2 46.4
2000 70.9 46
2001 71.7 44.5
2002 72.4 45.9
2003 73.3 45.4
2004 73 46
2005 74.8 46.6
2006 75.3 47.1
2007 75.7 47.6
2008 76 48.5
2009 76.4 49.7
2010 76.8 51.9
2011 77.1 53.9
2012 77.5 55.4
2013 77.8 56.8
2014 78.2 58.1
2015 78.6 59
2016 78.9 59.8
2017 79.2 60.3
2018 79.4 60.9
2019 79.7 61.1
2020 78.7 61.5
2021 78.1 60.1
2022 80.8 62.4
2023 81 62.8
2024 81.3 63.1
2025 81.5 63.3

Maldives and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Maldives Zimbabwe
1960 91,189 3,809,389
1961 93,450 3,930,401
1962 95,802 4,055,959
1963 98,222 4,185,877
1964 100,662 4,320,006
1965 104,102 4,458,462
1966 108,507 4,601,217
1967 112,528 4,748,307
1968 116,075 4,900,440
1969 119,564 5,058,181
1970 123,219 5,215,918
1971 127,035 5,374,712
1972 130,968 5,542,445
1973 134,952 5,720,404
1974 138,978 5,908,328
1975 143,158 6,098,658
1976 147,525 6,287,105
1977 151,930 6,449,512
1978 156,159 6,543,575
1979 160,360 6,647,556
1980 164,835 7,041,303
1981 169,532 7,498,635
1982 174,333 7,796,496
1983 179,128 8,098,404
1984 184,198 8,391,488
1985 190,169 8,686,813
1986 196,935 8,982,578
1987 203,944 9,284,644
1988 210,885 9,583,094
1989 217,738 9,864,798
1990 224,762 10,137,281
1991 231,802 10,404,816
1992 238,543 10,702,700
1993 244,884 10,860,288
1994 250,822 10,873,148
1995 256,649 10,974,599
1996 262,347 11,158,360
1997 267,707 11,369,827
1998 272,723 11,594,297
1999 277,412 11,783,458
2000 282,019 11,892,055
2001 286,767 11,971,901
2002 291,616 12,087,653
2003 296,491 12,232,323
2004 301,413 12,365,896
2005 306,429 12,483,432
2006 313,851 12,636,445
2007 324,479 12,804,058
2008 336,170 12,959,149
2009 348,275 13,142,790
2010 360,792 13,356,548
2011 373,674 13,595,424
2012 386,818 13,817,887
2013 400,070 14,013,808
2014 413,617 14,207,359
2015 428,154 14,399,013
2016 443,308 14,600,294
2017 458,287 14,812,482
2018 473,099 15,034,452
2019 487,731 15,271,368
2020 502,118 15,526,888
2021 516,154 15,797,210
2022 524,106 16,069,056
2023 525,994 16,340,822
2024 527,799 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Maldives and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Zimbabwe
1960 6.71 7.2
1961 6.79 7.21
1962 6.89 7.23
1963 6.94 7.23
1964 7 7.23
1965 7.07 7.23
1966 7.15 7.2
1967 7.23 7.16
1968 7.28 7.11
1969 7.33 7.04
1970 7.39 6.98
1971 7.38 6.94
1972 7.37 6.94
1973 7.4 6.94
1974 7.38 6.88
1975 7.32 6.83
1976 7.29 6.77
1977 7.27 6.71
1978 7.23 6.66
1979 7.23 6.59
1980 7.23 6.52
1981 7.19 6.45
1982 7.15 6.33
1983 7.09 6.2
1984 7.03 6.04
1985 6.94 5.87
1986 6.85 5.69
1987 6.73 5.5
1988 6.58 5.28
1989 6.39 5.07
1990 6.13 4.88
1991 5.8 4.72
1992 5.44 4.57
1993 5.06 4.39
1994 4.69 4.28
1995 4.29 4.15
1996 3.86 4.11
1997 3.48 4.08
1998 3.17 4.07
1999 2.9 4.06
2000 2.69 4.01
2001 2.53 3.98
2002 2.42 3.93
2003 2.34 3.86
2004 2.26 3.78
2005 2.2 3.69
2006 2.2 3.64
2007 2.29 3.68
2008 2.37 3.78
2009 2.39 3.95
2010 2.35 4.04
2011 2.31 4.13
2012 2.25 4.13
2013 2.17 4.11
2014 2.09 4.01
2015 2 3.91
2016 1.9 3.83
2017 1.8 3.77
2018 1.71 3.74
2019 1.64 3.75
2020 1.61 3.75
2021 1.6 3.77
2022 1.58 3.77
2023 1.58 3.72

Maldives and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Maldives Zimbabwe
1960 20.6 16.4
1961 20.6 16.2
1962 20.6 16
1963 20.6 15.8
1964 20.5 15.7
1965 19.9 15.7
1966 18.9 15.7
1967 18.2 15.7
1968 17.8 15.7
1969 17.6 15.7
1970 17.4 15.7
1971 17.3 15.8
1972 17.2 15.8
1973 17.2 15.8
1974 17.2 15.9
1975 17.1 15.9
1976 17 15.8
1977 17 15.8
1978 17 15.7
1979 16.9 15.6
1980 16.8 15.6
1981 16.8 15.7
1982 16.9 15.8
1983 16.9 15.8
1984 17 15.8
1985 17 15.9
1986 16.9 15.9
1987 16.7 15.9
1988 16.6 15.9
1989 16.5 16.1
1990 16.4 16.3
1991 16.4 16.5
1992 16.4 16.4
1993 16.5 16.3
1994 16.7 16.4
1995 16.9 16.6
1996 17.3 16.9
1997 17.6 17.2
1998 18 17.5
1999 18.4 17.7
2000 18.9 17.8
2001 19.3 18
2002 19.8 18.1
2003 20.3 18.2
2004 20.9 18.3
2005 21.5 18.3
2006 22.1 18.5
2007 22.7 18.5
2008 23.2 18.5
2009 23.8 18.4
2010 24.4 18.3
2011 25.1 18.2
2012 25.8 18.1
2013 26.5 18
2014 27.1 18
2015 27.6 18
2016 28 18
2017 28.5 18.1
2018 29 18.2
2019 29.5 18.3
2020 30.1 18.5
2021 30.7 18.6
2022 31.4 18.7
2023 32.1 18.9
2024 32.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
49.5%
2024

Energy

Maldives Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Maldives Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Maldives Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
60,439 mi
2019

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