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What is Maldives like?
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In short
Maldives is a country in Southern Asia, Asia. In 2025 it has about 529,700 people (UN estimate), the 166th most people of the 193 UN member states.
UN member since 1965Population: 166th
Maldivesモルディブ- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Population
- about 529,700 (166th)
- Area
- 300 km² (184th)
- UN member since
- September 21, 1965
Ranks are among the 193 UN member states, from most people and from largest area.
Maldives in numbers
In 2025 the population is about 529,700, the 166th most people of the 193 UN member states. That is about 1/230 of Japan’s (about 123 million).
The area is 300 km², the 184th largest of the 193. That is about 1/1,300 of Japan’s area.
If we work out the number of people per square kilometer (population density), it is about 1,766.
Joining the United Nations
Maldives joined the United Nations on September 21, 1965.
That was 9 years after Japan joined in 1956.
Countries that joined on the same day: Gambia (Republic of the), Singapore.
Think about it
- Q1Compare Maldives’s population rank and area rank. What do you notice?
- Q2Find Maldives on a map or globe. Which countries are around it?
- Q3Choose one thing you want to know more about Maldives, and look it up.
There is no single right answer. Talking it over with someone at home is a good way to learn.
Did you know? — There are 9 UN member states in Southern Asia. The one with the most people is India.