Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, male

Maldives
61.7%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
50.6%
in 2025
Maldives rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th

Population, male over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 61.7% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 218 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 54.0% 51.5% 2.4% Maldives
1970s 53.6% 51.4% 2.3% Maldives
1980s 53.0% 51.2% 1.8% Maldives
1990s 52.5% 51.0% 1.4% Maldives
2000s 53.1% 51.0% 2.1% Maldives
2010s 58.7% 50.8% 7.9% Maldives
2020s 61.9% 50.7% 11.3% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 61.7% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
11.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, male?
Maldives ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.