Maldives
Country in Asia
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 529.7K (2025). World rank 171 of 216; in Asia, 48 of 49. Area: 300 km². World rank 215 of 249; in Asia, 49 of 50. Life expectancy: 81.3 years (2024). World rank 44 of 216 (1 = best); in Asia, 11 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 428.2K → 529.7K, GDP $4.1B → $7.7B, and GDP per person $9,645 → $14,615.
State
- Official name
- Republic of the Maldives
- Local name
- ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ
- Capital
- Malé
- Region
- Asia
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Mohamed Muizzu
- Head of government
- Mohamed Muizzu
- Independence
- July 26, 1965
- Women in parliament
- 3.2% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 529,676 2025
- Area
- 300 km²
- GDP
- $7.7B 2025
- GDP per person
- $14,615 2025
- Life expectancy
- 81.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Divehi
- Currency
- Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
- Time zones
- UTC+5
- Calling code
- +960
- Emergency numbers
- 102, 118, 119
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- A, C, G, J, K, L
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 644
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 19.8% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Villingili, 5 m
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 2
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- May, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 27°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 1,972 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 1,765.6 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.3% 2025
- Living in cities
- 42.5% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -2.3K 2025
- Born in another country
- 14.2% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 19% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 76% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 5% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 83 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 80 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.6 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 10.6 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 2.4 2024
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 58.5 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 41.3 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 47.4 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 48.7 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 49.3 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $28,555 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +6.3% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Upper-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $12,950 2025
- Inflation
- +4% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 51 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 4.6% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 9.3% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 69.9% 2025
- Unemployment
- 4.5% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 15.7% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 40.7% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 78.2% 2024
- Imports, share of GDP
- 78.3% 2024
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -6.2% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +11.1% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 0.1% 2025
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 19.5% 2021
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 29.3 2019
- Living on under $3 a day
- 0% 2019
Education
- Adult literacy
- 98.2% 2019
- Primary school enrolment
- 99.7% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 79.4% 2023
- Higher education enrolment
- 48.5% 2022
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 5.2% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 9.3% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $1,159 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 18.1% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 2.2 2019
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 5 2020
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 4.6 2021
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 99% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 4.7 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 5.4 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 32 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 0.1% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 9.5% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 52.5% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 25.5% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 99.8% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 99.7% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 100% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 0.6 2019
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 1.6 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 1.5 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 67 2025
- Natural hazards
- tsunamis
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 11.2 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 3.6 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 4 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 12.5% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0.1% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 57 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 15.7% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 85.2% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 148 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 19.7 2024
- Internet domain
- .mv
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 1.2% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 5.8% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 94.2% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 1,414,194 2023
- Airports
- 20 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 32 2023
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 0% 2024