Maldives vs Oman: Share of the population that is female
Maldives
38.3%
in 2025
Oman
37.6%
in 2025
Maldives rank
211th
Oman rank
213th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Maldives
- Oman
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 38.3% against 37.6% in Oman, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.
Maldives ranks 211th and Oman ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 50.2% | 4.2% | Oman |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 50.1% | 3.8% | Oman |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 47.3% | 0.3% | Oman |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 41.1% | 6.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 42.1% | 4.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 36.4% | 4.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 0.0% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Maldives or Oman?
- Maldives, at 38.3% against 37.6% in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Maldives and Oman?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Oman rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Maldives ranks 211th and Oman ranks 213th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.