Germany vs Maldives: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Maldives: Maldives leads on Major Urban Areas Population (177,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Maldives leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (270,300) against Germany (43.77); Maldives leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (11,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 106 compared metrics, Germany wins on 62 and Maldives wins on 36.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %84.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points52.46 points
Radios77.835,000
Televisions51.410,000
Waterways7,500none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $324.85M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $8.99B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %7 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %10.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.789.2
Electricity Consumption536.5373.9
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4196
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants20
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables524
Electricity Imports28.340
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5278,000
Electricity Production612.8402
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita50.89 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.429.3
Gross National Saving280.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.50
Oil Consumption2.56,000
Oil Exports470,2000
Oil Imports2.676,088
Oil Production147,2000
Oil Proved Reserves2760
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people5.4 people
Public Debt63.961.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4611,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80010,840
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.160
Remittances0.50.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.250
Taxes and Other Revenues1119.5
Unemployment Rate3.5 %4.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M100,876
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.191.91
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliaabout a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year0.03 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15430

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %4.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14135
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km53 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km644 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0650

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %63.29 %
Administrative Divisions1621
Independence1826
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.1514.32
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.89.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP10 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %32 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.923.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %8.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.614.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)221,1005,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %66.12 %
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years84.47 years
Median age of population45.59 years33.4 years
Population Change-741,055 persons-2,969.7 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km1,779.89 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons531,553 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.56
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %14.77 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %18.8 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %4.3 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons116,911.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77270,300
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people177,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88167.68
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %58.42 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km2.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %-0.24 %
Population living in slums0 %32.87 %
Total deaths1.07M persons1,125.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %37.68 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-7,109.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births4.92 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.356.12
Airports84020
Civil Air Travel2391
Heliports650

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