Maldives
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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.
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Maldives vs Sri Lanka
112 shared metrics.
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Sri Lanka
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name is composed of the Sanskrit words shri (happiness or holiness) and lanka (island).
CIA 2026
Analysis
Sri Lanka leads in 66 of 112 shared metrics, while Maldives leads in 46.
Maldives's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 13.8x that of Sri Lanka (11.42% of GDP vs 0.77% of GDP).
Maldives's Health Spending Per Capita is 6.9x that of Sri Lanka ($1,150.69 vs $145.56).
Maldives's Mobile Money Accounts is 6.8x that of Sri Lanka (23.3% of adults vs 3.0% of adults).
Maldives's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 5.4x that of Sri Lanka (1.8 per 100k people vs 0.28 per 100k people).
Maldives's Population Density is 4.0x that of Sri Lanka (1.8K /km² vs 356.24 /km²).
Key Comparisons
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Maldives leads
Maldives
11.42% of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.77% of GDP
Health Spending Per CapitaMaldives leads
Maldives
$1,150.69
Sri Lanka
$145.56
Mobile Money AccountsMaldives leads
Maldives
23.3% of adults
Sri Lanka
3.0% of adults
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleMaldives leads
Maldives
1.8 per 100k people
Sri Lanka
0.28 per 100k people
Population DensityMaldives leads
Maldives
1.8K /km²
Sri Lanka
356.24 /km²
CO2 Per CapitaMaldives leads
Maldives
4.4 t/person/yr
Sri Lanka
0.90 t/person/yr
All Metrics
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
11.42% of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.77% of GDP
1384% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
MaldivesMaldives
$1,150.69
Sri Lanka
$145.56
691% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
MaldivesMaldives
23.3% of adults
Sri Lanka
3.0% of adults
678% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MaldivesMaldives
1.8 per 100k people
Sri Lanka
0.28 per 100k people
541% higher
Population Density
MaldivesMaldives
1.8K /km²
Sri Lanka
356.24 /km²
395% higher
CO2 Per Capita
MaldivesMaldives
4.4 t/person/yr
Sri Lanka
0.90 t/person/yr
385% higher
Exports (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
78.21% of GDP
Sri Lanka
19.89% of GDP
293% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
78.26% of GDP
Sri Lanka
22.51% of GDP
248% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
MaldivesMaldives
111.47 kg/person/yr
Sri Lanka
34.98 kg/person/yr
219% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
MaldivesMaldives
87.3 kg/person/yr
Sri Lanka
28.57 kg/person/yr
206% higher
GNI Per Capita
MaldivesMaldives
$11,640
Sri Lanka
$3,860
202% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
5.2% of GDP
Sri Lanka
1.8% of GDP
183% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MaldivesMaldives
46.07 per 100k
Sri Lanka
17.2 per 100k
168% higher
University Enrollment Rate
MaldivesMaldives
48.5%
Sri Lanka
20.74%
134% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
MaldivesMaldives
20.61 kg/person/yr
Sri Lanka
9.0 kg/person/yr
128% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
9.7% of GDP
Sri Lanka
4.4% of GDP
121% higher
Food Waste per Person
MaldivesMaldives
260.44 kg/person/yr
Sri Lanka
118.02 kg/person/yr
121% higher
Broadband Access (%)
MaldivesMaldives
19 per 100 people
Sri Lanka
9.0 per 100 people
111% higher
Urban Population (%)
MaldivesMaldives
42%
Sri Lanka
20.3%
107% higher
Nurses & Midwives
MaldivesMaldives
4.9 per 1k
Sri Lanka
2.4 per 1k
101% higher
Forest Area
Sri LankaMaldives
8.2 km²
Sri Lanka
21.0K km²
100% lower
Land Area
Sri LankaMaldives
298 km²
Sri Lanka
61.9K km²
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
Sri LankaMaldives
0.00 B m³
Sri Lanka
12.95 B m³
100% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
0.00%
Sri Lanka
1.5%
100% lower
Highest Elevation
Sri LankaMaldives
8.0 m
Sri Lanka
2.5K m
100% lower
Scientific Publications
Sri LankaMaldives
35.87
Sri Lanka
2.5K
99% lower
Population
Sri LankaMaldives
388.9K
Sri Lanka
22.05M
98% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
1.2%
Sri Lanka
48.8%
98% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MaldivesMaldives
2.2 per 1k
Sri Lanka
1.1 per 1k
96% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
MaldivesMaldives
19.45% of GDP
Sri Lanka
9.9% of GDP
96% higher
Electricity Generation
Sri LankaMaldives
0.85 TWh
Sri Lanka
18.92 TWh
96% lower
GDP (Nominal)
Sri LankaMaldives
$7,061,608,267.25
Sri Lanka
$98,963,185,509.65
93% lower
Capital Elevation
Sri LankaMaldives
2.0 m
Sri Lanka
27 m
93% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
2.8%
Sri Lanka
34%
92% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
Sri LankaMaldives
1.9 Mt CO2e
Sri Lanka
23.33 Mt CO2e
92% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
Sri LankaMaldives
432.0K kW
Sri Lanka
5.33M kW
92% lower
Protected Land (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
3.0%
Sri Lanka
30%
90% lower
Suicide Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
1.5 per 100k
Sri Lanka
14.74 per 100k
90% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
Sri LankaMaldives
2.6% of firms
Sri Lanka
26.23% of firms
90% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
1.3 per 100k
Sri Lanka
11.5 per 100k
89% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MaldivesMaldives
71.49% of firms
Sri Lanka
38.13% of firms
88% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MaldivesMaldives
611.77 gCO2/kWh
Sri Lanka
329.28 gCO2/kWh
86% higher
Spirits Consumption
Sri LankaMaldives
0.46 L/person/yr
Sri Lanka
2.4 L/person/yr
81% lower
Credit Card Ownership
MaldivesMaldives
13.82% of adults
Sri Lanka
8.1% of adults
70% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
3.2%
Sri Lanka
10%
68% lower
Internet Users (%)
MaldivesMaldives
85%
Sri Lanka
51%
67% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
MaldivesMaldives
$26,182.78
Sri Lanka
$15,632.59
67% higher
Obesity Rate
MaldivesMaldives
17.57%
Sri Lanka
10.61%
66% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
5.4 per 1k
Sri Lanka
15.09 per 1k
64% lower
Air Passengers
Sri LankaMaldives
1.41M
Sri Lanka
3.87M
63% lower
Elderly Population (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
4.6%
Sri Lanka
12.1%
62% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
19.8%
Sri Lanka
48.61%
59% lower
Solar Electricity Share
Sri LankaMaldives
7.1%
Sri Lanka
16.46%
57% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
Sri LankaMaldives
11.17% of firms
Sri Lanka
25.66% of firms
56% lower
Coastline Length
Sri LankaMaldives
644 km
Sri Lanka
1.3K km
52% lower
Official Languages Count
Sri LankaMaldives
1.0
Sri Lanka
2.0
50% lower
Alcohol Consumption
Sri LankaMaldives
1.5 L/adult/yr
Sri Lanka
2.9 L/adult/yr
49% lower
Beer Consumption
MaldivesMaldives
0.27 L/person/yr
Sri Lanka
0.19 L/person/yr
44% higher
Death Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
4.3 per 1k
Sri Lanka
7.7 per 1k
44% lower
Digital Payments Used
MaldivesMaldives
67.83% of adults
Sri Lanka
47.26% of adults
44% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Sri LankaMaldives
12.01 µg/m³
Sri Lanka
19.96 µg/m³
40% lower
Dependency Ratio
Sri LankaMaldives
31.98% of working-age pop.
Sri Lanka
51.82% of working-age pop.
38% lower
Water Stress (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
15.67%
Sri Lanka
24.52%
36% lower
Smoking Rate
MaldivesMaldives
26.3%
Sri Lanka
19.5%
35% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
Sri LankaMaldives
209.75 per 1k people
Sri Lanka
320.4 per 1k people
35% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
Sri LankaMaldives
24.31% of adults
Sri Lanka
37.18% of adults
35% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
Sri LankaMaldives
0.42
Sri Lanka
0.61
32% lower
Tourism Revenue
MaldivesMaldives
$1,409,000,000
Sri Lanka
$1,076,000,000
31% higher
GDP Growth Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
3.5%
Sri Lanka
5.0%
30% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
Sri LankaMaldives
0.56
Sri Lanka
0.78
29% lower
Informal Employment Share
Sri LankaMaldives
47.33% of employed people
Sri Lanka
66.35% of employed people
29% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
MaldivesMaldives
11.25% of firms
Sri Lanka
8.7% of firms
29% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
Sri LankaMaldives
0.53
Sri Lanka
0.74
28% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
MaldivesMaldives
5.0 per 1k
Sri Lanka
4.0 per 1k
25% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MaldivesMaldives
25.5% of adults
Sri Lanka
20.7% of adults
23% higher
Women in Senior Management
Sri LankaMaldives
22.59% of managers
Sri Lanka
29.18% of managers
23% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
Sri LankaMaldives
61.7% of GDP
Sri Lanka
79.1% of GDP
22% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
Sri LankaMaldives
66.25% of adults
Sri Lanka
84.51% of adults
22% lower
Fertility Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
1.7 children/woman
Sri Lanka
2.1 children/woman
20% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
Sri LankaMaldives
0.69
Sri Lanka
0.87
20% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
15.69% of youth labor force
Sri Lanka
18.58% of youth labor force
16% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
Sri LankaMaldives
82
Sri Lanka
96
15% lower
Political Corruption Index
MaldivesMaldives
0.31
Sri Lanka
0.28
12% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
MaldivesMaldives
39 pts
Sri Lanka
35 pts
11% higher
Airports
MaldivesMaldives
20
Sri Lanka
18
11% higher
Youth Population (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
19.59%
Sri Lanka
22.03%
11% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MaldivesMaldives
22 days/yr
Sri Lanka
20 days/yr
10% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MaldivesMaldives
46.48 hrs/week
Sri Lanka
43.02 hrs/week
8% higher
Child Mortality
Sri LankaMaldives
5.7 per 1k births
Sri Lanka
6.1 per 1k births
7% lower
Unemployment Rate
Sri LankaMaldives
4.6%
Sri Lanka
5.0%
7% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MaldivesMaldives
141.6 per 100 people
Sri Lanka
133 per 100 people
6% higher
Infant Mortality
Sri LankaMaldives
5.0 per 1k births
Sri Lanka
5.3 per 1k births
6% lower
Median Age
Sri LankaMaldives
31.1 years
Sri Lanka
32.8 years
5% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
MaldivesMaldives
99.7%
Sri Lanka
95.35%
5% higher
Life Expectancy
MaldivesMaldives
81.0 years
Sri Lanka
77.5 years
5% higher
Tourist Arrivals
MaldivesMaldives
555.0K
Sri Lanka
540.0K
3% higher
Birth Rate
MaldivesMaldives
14.77 per 1k
Sri Lanka
14.38 per 1k
3% higher
Human Development Index
Sri LankaMaldives
0.77
Sri Lanka
0.78
1% lower
Time Zones Count
Sri LankaMaldives
2.0 time zones
Sri Lanka
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
Sri LankaMaldives
0%
Sri Lanka
27.54%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
Sri LankaMaldives
0%
Sri Lanka
5.4%
ranked lower
Hypertension Prevalence
Sri LankaMaldives
33.6% of adults
Sri Lanka
33.6% of adults
equal
Electricity Access (%)
Sri LankaMaldives
100%
Sri Lanka
100%
equal
Inflation Rate
MaldivesMaldives
1.4%
Sri Lanka
-0.4%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Sri LankaMaldives
0 per 1M people
Sri Lanka
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
Sri LankaMaldives
0 m
Sri Lanka
0 m
ranked lower
Irrigated Land
Sri LankaMaldives
0 km²
Sri Lanka
5.7K km²
ranked lower
Land Border Length
Sri LankaMaldives
0 km
Sri Lanka
0 km
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Sri LankaMaldives
-8.4% of GDP
Sri Lanka
1.2% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Sri LankaMaldives
0 sites
Sri Lanka
8.0 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
Sri LankaMaldives
0 per 1M people
Sri Lanka
0.36 per 1M people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
Sri LankaMaldives
0
Sri Lanka
0
ranked lower
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