Maldives vs Other small states: Population, male
Maldives
61.7%
in 2025
Other small states
50.6%
in 2025
Maldives rank
5th
Other small states rank
7th
Population, male over time
- Maldives
- Other small states
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 61.7% against 50.6% in Other small states, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 5th and Other small states ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 48.7% | 5.3% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 49.1% | 4.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 49.4% | 3.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 49.7% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 49.8% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 50.3% | 8.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 50.6% | 11.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Maldives or Other small states?
- Maldives, at 61.7% against 50.6% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Maldives and Other small states?
- 11.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Other small states rank globally for population, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Other small states ranks 7th 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.