Country profile
Maldives
Republic of the Maldives · Southern Asia
👥 Population
529,676
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Malé
🗺 Area
300 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$7.74B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.766
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
1,766 /km²
💱 Currency
MVR
Maldivian rufiyaa
🗣 Languages
Maldivian
About Maldives
Maldives (officially Republic of the Maldives) is a country in Southern Asia, with Malé as its capital. It is home to roughly 529.68 thousand people, giving a population density of about 1,766 people per square kilometre. The country covers 300 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $7.74B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.766. The official currency is the Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR), and the main language is Maldivian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$13.82B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$26,183
GDP growth
6.3%
Inflation
4.0%
Unemployment
4.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
81.3 yrs
Fertility rate
1.56
Pop. growth
0.4%
Urban population
42.5%
Infant mortality /1k
4.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
85.2%
Literacy rate
98.2%
Physicians /1k
2.24
Renewable energy
1.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Malé
Currency
MVR
Dialing code
+960
Internet TLD
.mv
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Fun facts about Maldives
- Maldives is the 166th most populous country in the world, with about 529.68 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 187th-largest country in the world, covering 300 km².
- It has the world's 155th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($7.74B).
- Maldives has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.766.
- Maldives has a population density of about 1,766 people per square kilometre.
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