Countries / South Asia

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#115 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47#118 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65#109 Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.7#97

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Economy

1,949 indicators

GDPcurrent US$7.74B#150 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $24,401.3#74 GDP growth%6.3%#26 Inflation%4%#116

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Trade

126 indicators

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Health

3,232 indicators

Life expectancyyears81.3#44 Infant mortalityper 1k births4.7#24 Maternal mortalityper 100k32#25 Health spending% GDP9.2%#41

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Education

2,872 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross79.4%#113 Education spending% GDP5.2%#26 Adult literacy%98.2%#9 Primary enrollment% gross99.7%#63

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Demography

1,189 indicators

Populationpeople529,676#171 Population growth%0.35%#151 Urban population%42.5%#157 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139

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Climate

224 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%1.2%#60 Forest area% land2.8%#185 CO₂ per capitat4.4#75

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Energy

203 indicators

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Environment

277 indicators

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Agriculture

210 indicators

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Technology

67 indicators

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Society

2,365 indicators

Gini indexindex29.3#14 Extreme poverty% pop0%#1 Internet users% pop85.2%#77 Homicide rateper 100k0.62#16

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Risk

352 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.1#10 Hazard & exposure0-101.5#10 Vulnerability0-101.7#8

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Other

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