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Maldives

Asia · Capital: Malé · Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)

Maldives is a country in Asia, with its capital at Malé. It has a GDP of $7.06B (2024), a population of 529,676 (2025), a GDP per capita of $13,379.

GDP
$7.06B

2024 · #159 of 200

GDP per capita
$13,379

2024 · #82 of 200

Population
529,676

2025 · #171 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$28,555

2025 · #73 of 185

Economy

GDP
$7.06B2024 · #159
GDP per capita
$13,3792024 · #82
GDP growth
3.49%2024 · #94
Inflation
1.41%2024 · #34
Unemployment
4.51%2025 · #74
Population
529,6762025 · #171
GDP (PPP)
$15.12B2025 · #153
GDP per capita (PPP)
$28,5552025 · #73
Gini index
29.32019 · #25
Government debt
129.4%2026 · #177

People

Median age
31.9 yrs2024 · #120
Fertility rate
1.6 children/woman2024 · #139
Urbanization
42.5%2025 · #168
Net migration
−2,283/yr2025 · #120
Life expectancy
81.3 yrs2024 · #44
HDI
0.7662023 · #93
Homicide rate
0.6 per 100k2019 · #24

Money

Corporate tax
8-15%2024 · #197
Top income tax
15%2024 · #135

Figures

Internet users
85.2%2024 · #79
CO₂ per capita
3.6 t2024 · #83
Area
300 km²#216
Population density
1,766 /km²2025 · #8
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
93 destinations2026 · #99
Corruption index
38/1002024 · #97
Renewable energy
1.4%2021 · #184