Maldives vs Oman: Population, male
Maldives
61.7%
in 2025
Oman
62.4%
in 2025
Maldives rank
5th
Oman rank
3rd
Population, male over time
- Maldives
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 62.4% against 61.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 5th and Oman ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 49.8% | 4.2% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 49.9% | 3.8% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 52.7% | 0.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 58.9% | 6.5% | Oman |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 57.9% | 4.8% | Oman |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 63.6% | 4.9% | Oman |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 0.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Maldives or Oman?
- Oman, at 62.4% against 61.7% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Maldives and Oman?
- 0.7%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Oman rank globally for population, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Oman ranks 3rd 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.