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India vs Maldives

111 shared metrics.

IndiaLeads in 63

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MaldivesLeads in 48

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India

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of India.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

India overtook China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country.

UN DESA 2023

Maldives

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Maldives.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

The Maldives averages only about 1 m above sea level, making its geography feel almost paper-thin.

NASA

Analysis

India leads in 63 of 111 shared metrics, while Maldives leads in 48.

India's Water Withdrawal is 137765.0x that of Maldives (647.5 B m³ vs 0.00 B m³).

India's Forest Area is 88973.6x that of Maldives (729.6K km² vs 8.2 km²).

India's Land Area is 9976.1x that of Maldives (2.97M km² vs 298 km²).

India's High-Tech Exports (%) is 8074.0x that of Maldives (18.57% vs 0.00%).

India's Scientific Publications is 5780.7x that of Maldives (207.4K vs 35.87).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalIndia leads

India

647.5 B m³

Maldives

0.00 B m³

Forest AreaIndia leads

India

729.6K km²

Maldives

8.2 km²

Land AreaIndia leads

India

2.97M km²

Maldives

298 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)India leads

India

18.57%

Maldives

0.00%

Scientific PublicationsIndia leads

India

207.4K

Maldives

35.87

PopulationIndia leads

318

Maldives

1490% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

India

14.6 per 100k

Maldives

1.3 per 100k

1023% higher

Coastline Length

India

7.0K km

Maldives

644 km

987% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

India

27.23% of firms

Maldives

2.6% of firms

952% higher

Tourism Revenue

India

$13,413,000,000

Maldives

$1,409,000,000

852% higher

Comparison of India and Maldives across 111 metrics
				Winner
Water Withdrawal	647.5 B m³	0.00 B m³	13776496% higher	India
Forest Area	729.6K km²	8.2 km²	8897363% higher	India
Land Area	2.97M km²	298 km²	997615% higher	India
High-Tech Exports (%)	18.57%	0.00%	807396% higher	India
Scientific Publications	207.4K	35.87	578072% higher	India
Population	1.42B	388.9K	364896% higher	India
Electricity Generation	2.1K TWh	0.85 TWh	241964% higher	India
Total CO2 Emissions	3.2K Mt CO2e	1.9 Mt CO2e	167443% higher	India
Electric Generating Capacity	499.14M kW	432.0K kW	115441% higher	India
Highest Elevation	8.6K m	8.0 m	107225% higher	India
GDP (Nominal)	$3,909,891,533,858.08	$7,061,608,267.25	55268% higher	India
Air Passengers	180.42M	1.41M	12657% higher	India
Capital Elevation	216 m	2.0 m	10700% higher	India
Renewable Energy (%)	34.9%	1.2%	2808% higher	India
Merchant Fleet Size	1.9K	82	2167% higher	India
Airports	318	20	1490% higher	India
Road Traffic Death Rate	14.6 per 100k	1.3 per 100k	1023% higher	India
Coastline Length	7.0K km	644 km	987% higher	India
Firms Asked for Bribes	27.23% of firms	2.6% of firms	952% higher	India
Tourism Revenue	$13,413,000,000	$1,409,000,000	852% higher	India
Forest Coverage (%)	24.54%	2.8%	792% higher	India
Suicide Rate	12.56 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	754% higher	India
Infant Mortality	24.5 per 1k births	5.0 per 1k births	390% higher	India
Spirits Consumption	2.3 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	388% higher	India
Child Mortality	27.7 per 1k births	5.7 per 1k births	386% higher	India
Women in Parliament (%)	13.65%	3.2%	323% higher	India
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	48.39 µg/m³	12.01 µg/m³	303% higher	India
Inflation Rate	5.0%	1.4%	257% higher	India
Firms Making Informal Payments	39.33% of firms	11.17% of firms	252% higher	India
Agricultural Land (%)	60.06%	19.8%	203% higher	India
Water Stress (%)	44.78%	15.67%	186% higher	India
Alcohol Consumption	4.1 L/adult/yr	1.5 L/adult/yr	175% higher	India
Teen Birth Rate	14.06 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	159% higher	India
Protected Land (%)	7.7%	3.0%	157% higher	India
Political Corruption Index	0.68	0.31	119% higher	India
Insufficient Physical Activity	49.42% of adults	24.31% of adults	103% higher	India
Death Rate	8.7 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	102% higher	India
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	India
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.03 per 100k people	1.8 per 100k people	98% lower	Maldives
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.69% of GDP	11.42% of GDP	94% lower	Maldives
Health Spending Per Capita	$79.52	$1,150.69	93% lower	Maldives
Seafood Consumption per Person	7.9 kg/person/yr	87.3 kg/person/yr	91% lower	Maldives
Broadband Access (%)	2.7 per 100 people	19 per 100 people	86% lower	Maldives
GDP Growth Rate	6.5%	3.5%	86% higher	India
Informal Employment Share	87.2% of employed people	47.33% of employed people	84% higher	India
GNI Per Capita	$2,650	$11,640	77% lower	Maldives
Population Density	483.68 /km²	1.8K /km²	73% lower	Maldives
Exports (% GDP)	21.16% of GDP	78.21% of GDP	73% lower	Maldives
Firms Hit by Power Outages	19.91% of firms	71.49% of firms	72% lower	Maldives
Meat Consumption per Person	6.1 kg/person/yr	20.61 kg/person/yr	70% lower	Maldives
Imports (% GDP)	23.49% of GDP	78.26% of GDP	70% lower	Maldives
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.6 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	68% lower	Maldives
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.72 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	68% lower	Maldives
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	9.7% of GDP	66% lower	Maldives
Credit Card Ownership	4.6% of adults	13.82% of adults	66% lower	Maldives
Nurses & Midwives	1.7 per 1k	4.9 per 1k	65% lower	Maldives
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	6.7% of GDP	19.45% of GDP	65% lower	Maldives
Food Waste per Person	97.34 kg/person/yr	260.44 kg/person/yr	63% lower	Maldives
Obesity Rate	7.2%	17.57%	59% lower	Maldives
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$11,159.99	$26,182.78	57% lower	Maldives
Elderly Population (%)	7.1%	4.6%	54% higher	India
Beer Consumption	0.13 L/person/yr	0.27 L/person/yr	51% lower	Maldives
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	India
CO2 Per Capita	2.2 t/person/yr	4.4 t/person/yr	50% lower	Maldives
Women in Senior Management	11.92% of managers	22.59% of managers	47% lower	Maldives
Dependency Ratio	46.56% of working-age pop.	31.98% of working-age pop.	46% higher	India
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	24.96 per 100k	46.07 per 100k	46% lower	Maldives
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	79 per 100 people	141.6 per 100 people	44% lower	Maldives
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.18% of adults	66.25% of adults	44% higher	India
Firms with Female Top Manager	6.8% of firms	11.25% of firms	39% lower	Maldives
Liberal Democracy Index	0.26	0.42	37% lower	Maldives
Internet Users (%)	56%	85%	34% lower	Maldives
Freedom of Expression Index	0.46	0.69	34% lower	Maldives
Solar Electricity Share	9.4%	7.1%	33% higher	India
Electoral Democracy Index	0.38	0.56	32% lower	Maldives
University Enrollment Rate	34.42%	48.5%	29% lower	Maldives
Digital Payments Used	48.46% of adults	67.83% of adults	29% lower	Maldives
Youth Population (%)	24.62%	19.59%	26% higher	India
Government Debt (% GDP)	46.5% of GDP	61.7% of GDP	25% lower	Maldives
Vehicles per 1,000 People	158.15 per 1k people	209.75 per 1k people	25% lower	Maldives
Milk Consumption per Person	84.5 kg/person/yr	111.47 kg/person/yr	24% lower	Maldives
Women's Political Empowerment	0.66	0.53	24% higher	India
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	21% lower	Maldives
Fertility Rate	2.0 children/woman	1.7 children/woman	18% higher	India
Sanitation Access (%)	83.38%	99.7%	16% lower	Maldives
Urban Population (%)	35.38%	42%	16% lower	Maldives
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	25 days/yr	22 days/yr	14% higher	India
Human Development Index	0.69	0.77	11% lower	Maldives
Life Expectancy	72.0 years	81.0 years	11% lower	Maldives
Median Age	28.1 years	31.1 years	10% lower	Maldives
Electricity Carbon Intensity	670.13 gCO2/kWh	611.77 gCO2/kWh	10% higher	India
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.6%	9% lower	Maldives
Smoking Rate	24.3%	26.3%	8% lower	Maldives
Birth Rate	15.91 per 1k	14.77 per 1k	8% higher	India
Hypertension Prevalence	31.3% of adults	33.6% of adults	7% lower	Maldives
Tobacco Use Prevalence	24.4% of adults	25.5% of adults	4% lower	Maldives
Average Weekly Work Hours	45.45 hrs/week	46.48 hrs/week	2% lower	Maldives
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.02% of youth labor force	15.69% of youth labor force	2% higher	India
Mobile Money Accounts	23.1% of adults	23.3% of adults	1% lower	Maldives
Corruption Perceptions Index	39 pts	39 pts	equal	India
Coal Electricity Share	70.82%	0%	ranked higher	India
Wind Electricity Share	5.0%	0%	ranked higher	India
Electricity Access (%)	99.5%	100%	equal	Maldives
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.00 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	India
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	India
Irrigated Land	754.6K km²	0 km²	ranked higher	India
Land Border Length	13.9K km	0 km	ranked higher	India
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.9% of GDP	-8.4% of GDP	ranked higher	India
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	44 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	India
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.22 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	India
Border Neighbors	6.0	0	ranked higher	India

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Analysis

India leads in 63 of 111 shared metrics, while Maldives leads in 48.

India's Water Withdrawal is 137765.0x that of Maldives (647.5 B m³ vs 0.00 B m³).

India's Forest Area is 88973.6x that of Maldives (729.6K km² vs 8.2 km²).

India's Land Area is 9976.1x that of Maldives (2.97M km² vs 298 km²).

India's High-Tech Exports (%) is 8074.0x that of Maldives (18.57% vs 0.00%).

India's Scientific Publications is 5780.7x that of Maldives (207.4K vs 35.87).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalIndia leads

India

647.5 B m³

Maldives

0.00 B m³

Forest AreaIndia leads

India

729.6K km²

Maldives

8.2 km²

Land AreaIndia leads

India

2.97M km²

Maldives

298 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)India leads

India

18.57%

Maldives

0.00%

Scientific PublicationsIndia leads

India

207.4K

Maldives

35.87

PopulationIndia leads

India

1.42B

Maldives

388.9K

Water Withdrawal

647.5 B m³

0.00 B m³

Forest Area

729.6K km²

8.2 km²

Land Area

2.97M km²

298 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)

18.57%

0.00%

Scientific Publications

207.4K

35.87

Population

1.42B

388.9K

Electricity Generation

2.1K TWh

0.85 TWh

Total CO2 Emissions

3.2K Mt CO2e

1.9 Mt CO2e

Electric Generating Capacity

499.14M kW

432.0K kW

Highest Elevation

8.6K m

8.0 m

GDP (Nominal)

$3,909,891,533,858.08

$7,061,608,267.25

Air Passengers

180.42M

1.41M

Capital Elevation

216 m

2.0 m

Renewable Energy (%)

34.9%

1.2%

Merchant Fleet Size

1.9K

Airports

318

Road Traffic Death Rate

14.6 per 100k

1.3 per 100k

Coastline Length

7.0K km

644 km

Firms Asked for Bribes

27.23% of firms

2.6% of firms

Tourism Revenue

$13,413,000,000

$1,409,000,000

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Water Withdrawal

Forest Area

Land Area

High-Tech Exports (%)

Scientific Publications

Population

Electricity Generation

Total CO2 Emissions

Electric Generating Capacity

Highest Elevation

GDP (Nominal)

Air Passengers

Capital Elevation

Renewable Energy (%)

Merchant Fleet Size

Airports

Road Traffic Death Rate

Coastline Length

Firms Asked for Bribes

Tourism Revenue

Forest Coverage (%)

Suicide Rate

Infant Mortality

Spirits Consumption

Child Mortality

Women in Parliament (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Inflation Rate

Firms Making Informal Payments

Agricultural Land (%)

Water Stress (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Teen Birth Rate

Protected Land (%)

Political Corruption Index

Insufficient Physical Activity

Death Rate

Official Languages Count

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Health Spending Per Capita

Seafood Consumption per Person

Broadband Access (%)

GDP Growth Rate

Informal Employment Share

GNI Per Capita

Population Density

Exports (% GDP)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Meat Consumption per Person

Imports (% GDP)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Credit Card Ownership

Nurses & Midwives

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Food Waste per Person

Obesity Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Elderly Population (%)

Beer Consumption

Time Zones Count

CO2 Per Capita

Women in Senior Management

Dependency Ratio

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Can Raise Emergency Money

Firms with Female Top Manager

Liberal Democracy Index

Internet Users (%)