Population
601.3K
Unitary presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$37,209
in 2031
Passport power
#99
54 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Hulhumalé
of 17 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of the Maldives
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia / Southern Asia
- Area
- 300 km²
- Population
- 601.3K
- Density
- 1,454.4/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .mv
- Calling code
- +960
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #99 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 54
- Total accessible
- 86
Culture and society
- Languages
- Maldivian (Þ‹Þ¨ÞˆÞ¬Þ€Þ¨)
- Currencies
- .ރ MVR — Maldivian rufiyaa
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.766
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $37,209
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 85.2%
- Gini index (2016)
- 31.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.3%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 4.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 42.5%
- Life satisfaction (2020)
- 5.2/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 10.7 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 63th pct
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 0.6/100k