Maldives
Maldives
Capital Malé
298 km² · 529,676 people (2025) · Maldivian rufiyaa
About 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls, of which roughly 190 are inhabited. It is the lowest-lying country in the world: the average ground level is about 1.5 m above the sea and the highest natural point is under 3 m. Total land area is under 300 km², spread across 90,000 km² of ocean.
The facts
- Capital
- Malé
- Area
- 298 km² — 115 sq mi
- Population
- 529,676 (2025)
- Density
- 1777.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR, .ރ)
- Official language
- Maldivian
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Calling code
- +960
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- MV · MDV
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 192 of 200
- By population
- 171 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 344 | 117,303 |
| Malta | 316 | 579,704 |
| Maldives ← | 298 | 529,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 46,922 |
| Marshall Islands | 181 | 36,282 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Maldives?
- Malé
- What currency does Maldives use?
- The Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR).
- How big is Maldives?
- 298 km², or 115 square miles — 192 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Maldives drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Grenada 344 km²
- Malta 316 km²
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 km²
- Marshall Islands 181 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)