🇲🇻 Maldives
South Asia · Capital: Male
Money5.9 / 10
Safety6.0 / 10
Health7.0 / 10
Quality of life7.0 / 10
Passport4.8 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money5.9 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$28,55584 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$12,95085 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth6.3 %29 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation4.0 %129 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment4.5 %74 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)29.324 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2019
Reserves$984,573,592144 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power38.9107 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety6.0 / 10
Crime52.4104 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k0.6218 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2019
✚Health7.0 / 10
Life expectancy81.3 yr44 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10004.747 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$1,15961 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending9.2 % GDP41 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10002.284 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2019
Hospital beds per 10004.629 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2021
☀Quality of life7.0 / 10
Internet users85.2 %87 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending5.2 % GDP57 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population42.5 %168 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$6B130 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Imports of goods and services$6B141 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Trade to GDP156 %17 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2024
Foreign direct investment$806,204,044103 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism555,000 ppl119 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population529,676171 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth0.35 %151 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman1.6141 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10014832 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %74 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita3.6 t121 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy1.2 %186 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
▤Passport4.8 / 10
No visa needed in advance86 of 198103 of 199
Visa free53 of 198
Visa on arrival29 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)4 of 198
E-visa34 of 198
Visa required78 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not