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Maldives

South AsiaUpper middle incomeCapital: Male190,327 observations
Population
529,676
world rank #171 / 217
GDP
7.74B
world rank #150 / 186
GDP / capita
24,401.3
world rank #74 / 185
Life expectancy
81.3
world rank #44 / 217

Governance

525 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.1#115Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47#118Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65#109Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.7#97
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,947 indicators
GDPcurrent US$7.74B#150GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $24,401.3#74GDP growth%6.3%#26Inflation%4%#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$444M#169Merchandise importscurrent US$3.62B#149Exports of goods & services% GDP78.2%#17Imports of goods & services% GDP78.3%#21
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,232 indicators
Life expectancyyears81.3#44Infant mortalityper 1k births4.7#24Maternal mortalityper 100k32#25Health spending% GDP9.2%#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,872 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross79.4%#113Education spending% GDP5.2%#26Adult literacy%98.2%#9Primary enrollment% gross99.7%#63
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,189 indicators
Populationpeople529,676#171Population growth%0.35%#151Urban population%42.5%#157Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

224 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%1.2%#60Forest area% land2.8%#185CO₂ per capitat4.4#75
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

203 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.921.5#93Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

277 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area3%#152Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources15.7%#106Capture fisheries productiontonnes107,413.8#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

210 indicators
Agricultural land% land area19.8%#152Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,441.6#44Aquaculture productiontonnes9#177Food production index2014-16 = 10094.5#163
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

67 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people148.1#26Secure internet serversper 1M people1,330.1#100Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people2.3#108
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,365 indicators
Gini indexindex29.3#14Extreme poverty% pop0%#1Internet users% pop85.2%#77Homicide rateper 100k0.62#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

352 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.1#10Hazard & exposure0-101.5#10Vulnerability0-101.7#8
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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