Maldives vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 16% larger than Maldives.
MaldivesUS Virgin IslandsMaldives moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
0.86×
Maldives is 0.86× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.16× the size of Maldives.
 Maldives |  US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaUS Virgin Islands: 1.16× the area | 298 km²#187 of 194 | 346 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMaldives: 5.1× the population | 529,676#167 of 194 · 2025 | 103,7922025 |
| DensityMaldives: 5.93× the density | 1,777 / km²#6 of 194 | 300 / km² |
| Urban populationUS Virgin Islands: 2.24× the urban share | 43%#145 of 192 · 2025 | 95%2025 |
| Fertility rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.26× the births per woman | 1.56 per woman#127 of 192 · 2024 | 1.97 per woman2024 |
| Population growthMaldives: 0.91 points higher | +0.35%#141 of 192 · 2025 | −0.56%2025 |
| Birth rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.05× the birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | 11.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateUS Virgin Islands: 3.83× the death rate | 2.4 per 1,000#186 of 192 · 2024 | 9.2 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Maldives: 2.5 points higher | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| People over 65US Virgin Islands: 18.1 points higher | 5.0%#123 of 192 · 2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Net migrationUS Virgin Islands: 0.9 per 1,000 higher | −4.3 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2025 | −3.4 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.12 per 1,000#113 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMaldives: 0.5 years longer | 81.3 years#37 of 192 · 2024 | 80.8 years2024 |
| 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 | — |
| GDPMaldives: 1.66× the economy | $7.74B2025 | $4.67B2022 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)US Virgin Islands: 1.74× the output per person | $28,555#72 of 184 · 2025 | $49,7852022 |
| GDP growthMaldives: 7.6 points higher | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | −1.3%2022 |
| Inflation | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentUS Virgin Islands: 2.53× the unemployment | 4.5%#106 of 178 · 2025 | 11.4%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 29.3#125 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureMaldives: 9.7 points higher | 11.3% of jobs#105 of 178 · 2025 | 1.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryMaldives: 0.3 points higher | 16.9% of jobs#115 of 178 · 2025 | 16.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesUS Virgin Islands: 10.1 points higher | 71.8% of jobs#44 of 178 · 2025 | 81.9% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investment | 11.1% of GDP#12 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| ExportsUS Virgin Islands: 19.2 points higher | 78.2% of GDP#16 of 168 · 2024 | 97.4% of GDP2022 |
| Internet users | 85%#78 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsMaldives: 1.63× the mobile subscriptions | 148 per 100#28 of 191 · 2024 | 91 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaUS Virgin Islands: 4.71× the forest share | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 | 59% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 3.57 t a year#73 of 185 · 2024 | 0.00 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyUS Virgin Islands: 4.7 points higher | 1.2%#172 of 190 · 2022 | 5.9%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Maldives: 1.65× the air pollution | 11.2 µg/m³#145 of 191 · 2023 | 6.8 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landUS Virgin Islands: 10.3 points higher | 3.0% of land#176 of 191 · 2025 | 13.3% of land2025 |
| Arable landMaldives: 10.9 points higher | 13.1% of land#79 of 190 · 2024 | 2.2% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 15.7%#74 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,972 mm#35 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityUS Virgin Islands: 0.89 higher | +0.08#100 of 193 · 2025 | +0.972025 |
| Control of corruptionUS Virgin Islands: 0.26 higher | −0.33#105 of 193 · 2025 | −0.072025 |
| Homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2019 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Presidential republic | Dependent territoryunincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Capital | Male | Charlotte Amalie |
| Currency | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | Maldivian | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+5 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +960 | +1 340 |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia | Caribbean, North America |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Maldives is 14% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.2 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.16× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 103,792. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Maldives or US Virgin Islands?
- In Maldives: life expectancy at birth is 81.3 years, against 80.8 — 0.5 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Maldives and US Virgin Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Maldives: presidential republic; US Virgin Islands: dependent territory.