Maldives vs Niue
Maldives is 15% larger than Niue.
MaldivesNiueMaldives moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 1.15× the area of Niue.
 Maldives |  Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMaldives: 1.15× the area | 298 km²#187 of 194 | 260 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMaldives: 291× the population | 529,676#167 of 194 · 2025 | 1,8212025 |
| DensityMaldives: 254× the density | 1,777 / km²#6 of 194 | 7.0 / km² |
| Urban population | 43%#145 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 per woman#127 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.35%#141 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 2.4 per 1,000#186 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 5.0%#123 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −4.3 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.12 per 1,000#113 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 81.3 years#37 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.24 per 1,000#80 of 178 · 2019 | — |
| University enrolment | 48.5%#77 of 145 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.766#92 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $12,950#72 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $7.74B2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $28,555#72 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 4.5%#106 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 29.3#125 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 11.3% of jobs#105 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 16.9% of jobs#115 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 71.8% of jobs#44 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 11.1% of GDP#12 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 78.2% of GDP#16 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 85%#78 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 148 per 100#28 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.57 t a year#73 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 1.2%#172 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 11.2 µg/m³#145 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 3.0% of land#176 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 13.1% of land#79 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 15.7%#74 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,972 mm#35 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.08#100 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | −0.33#105 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2019 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of New Zealand |
| Government | Presidential republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Male | Alofi |
| Currency | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Official languages | Maldivian | English, Niuean |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+5 | UTC−11 |
| Calling code | +960 | +683 |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia | Polynesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4° N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Maldives bigger than Niue?
- Yes. Maldives is 15% larger than Niue. Maldives covers 298 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Maldives?
- About 1.1 times: Maldives has 1.15× the area of Niue.
- Why do Maldives and Niue look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Niue about 1.12×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Maldives or Niue?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 1,821. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².
- What kind of government do Maldives and Niue have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Maldives: presidential republic; Niue: dependent territory.