Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population, male
Maldives
61.7%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51.4%
in 2025
Maldives rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
2nd
Population, male over time
- Maldives
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 61.7% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 51.5% | 2.4% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 51.5% | 2.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 51.4% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 51.3% | 1.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.5% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 51.6% | 7.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 51.5% | 10.5% | 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?
- Maldives, at 61.7% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 10.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.