Maldives vs Seychelles: Share of the population that is female
Maldives
38.3%
in 2025
Seychelles
44.9%
in 2025
Maldives rank
211th
Seychelles rank
208th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 44.9% against 38.3% in Maldives, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 49.3% | 3.3% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 48.6% | 2.3% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 48.7% | 1.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 48.9% | 1.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 48.4% | 1.5% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 46.4% | 5.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 45.0% | 6.9% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 44.9% against 38.3% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 6.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Maldives ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 208th 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.