Maldives
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 529,676 (2025)
- Total area
- 300 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 4.2° N, 73.5° E
The Maldives at a glance
The Maldives is a country in Asia. Its capital is Malé. It has no land neighbours.
Within Asia, the Maldives has the smallest area (300 km² in 2023, among 48 countries with data).
Flag of the Maldives
The Maldives’ flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Türkiye.
The Maldives in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 529,676 | 168thof 195 | 47thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 300 km² | 187thof 194 | 48thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $7.741B | 147thof 182 | 40thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $14,615 | 66thof 182 | 14thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 81.3 years | 37thof 195 | 10thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.56 | 129thof 195 | 36thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,159 | 60thof 191 | 11thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 42.5% | 148thof 195 | 35thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 85.2% | 77thof 180 | 24thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 2.8% | 170thof 191 | 36thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.57 t | 72ndof 181 | 25thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
The Maldives and its nearest countries
The Maldives has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 529,676 | 300 km² | $14,615 | |
| India | 1,463,865,525 | 3,287,260 km² | $2,702 | about 450 km |
| Sri Lanka | 21,756,000 | 65,610 km² | $5,002 | about 750 km |
| Seychelles | 122,730 | 460 km² | $19,449 | about 2,170 km |
| Pakistan | 255,219,554 | 796,100 km² | $1,596 | about 2,240 km |
Quizzes featuring the Maldives
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Maldives · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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