Human Development Index: males vs. females in Maldives
Maldives: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7659 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.7659 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Maldives peaked at 0.7659 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6609, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 92nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6609 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6615 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6667 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.674 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6751 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6764 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6906 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6893 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6973 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.693 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7027 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7105 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7154 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7207 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7273 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.733 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7461 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7496 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7446 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7339 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7472 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7646 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7659 | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.7659 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.7659 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7163, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6785 | 0.6609 | 0.6973 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7284 | 0.7027 | 0.7496 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7529 | 0.7339 | 0.7659 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Maldives?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Maldives was 0.7659 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7659 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6609 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.