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🇲🇻 Maldives

Republic of the Maldives

MDV MV .ރ Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)

Every statistic we track for Maldives — 70 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$37,826

#63 of 191

Life expectancy

79.3 yrs

#33 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.42

#77 of 179

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📈 Economy

Bank Branches 14.4 #66/153 2024
Current Account Balance -17.6% #179/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 15.4 #88/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #148/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -11.2% #183/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 8.1 #153/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 15.8 #156/191 2026
GDP per Capita 19,464 #65/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 37,826 #63/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3% #77/184 2019
Government Debt 129.4% #8/185 2026
Income per Person 6,935 #102/183 2018
Income per Person 6,935 #102/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3% #118/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 3% #92/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #156/191 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.6 #141/217 2024
Median Age 33.4 #116/235 2026
Population 0.3 #180/229 2013
Population 0.4 #169/191 2026
Population Density 1,771.7 #7/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 62 #162/195 2025
Urban Population 42% #165/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #69/214 2023
Internet Users 85.2% #79/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 136.5 #46/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 16.5% #134/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.1 #148/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.5 #157/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 9.7% #33/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 34.1% #129/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 5 #144/191 2023
Life Expectancy 79.3 #33/188 2013
Life Expectancy 79.1 #32/186 2020
Suicide Rate 2 #167/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 26.6% #46/167 2022
Universal Health Coverage Index 71 #107/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5.2% #24/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 8.1 #102/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3.6 #83/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 7.1% #157/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #94/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.6 #76/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #108/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 38 #97/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 38 #96/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #69/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #79/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #80/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #86/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 44 #124/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.7 #88/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #150/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.2 #111/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #77/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #77/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #85/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #120/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 52.4 #102/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #57/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.4 #114/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 49.2 #105/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.2 #153/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 1.3 #193/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #172/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 2.1 #169/191 2025
World Risk Index 1 #179/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.8 #93/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Secular Values 0.2 #61/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #48/64 2022

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