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Maldives rankings 2026: where Maldives places in 64 global Top 10s

Maldives is #2 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates and inside the top 10 of 12 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Maldives appears in 64 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Maldives is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates, where it is measured at 45.6 per 100,000 people (Chronic respiratory disease death rate (age-standardized)) as of 2026-11-02. Maldives finishes inside the top 10 in 12 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Maldives is inside the top 10 of 12 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Maldives by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, Maldives holds 22 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates (45.6 per 100,000 people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage (99 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (99 %) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (99 %). 18 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Maldives holds 15 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates (88.88 per 100,000 people), #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (0.45 per 100,000 people), #21 of 50 in Countries spending the most on public health as a share of GDP (7.3 % of GDP) and #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest government health spending as a share of GDP (7.3 % of GDP). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Maldives holds 13 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (92.93 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults (1,936.18 per 1,000 adults), #10 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (99.36 % of GDP) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (11.42 % of GDP). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Maldives holds 6 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person (79.74 kg per person per year), #3 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (100 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (94.35 % of merchandise exports) and #9 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (23.67 kg per hectare). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Maldives holds 3 positions: #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person (2,566.5 tonnes per person), #18 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.32 kg per person per day) and #37 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (4.37 tonnes per person).

Education and science

In education and science, Maldives holds 3 positions: #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (98.21 %), #50 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.36 %) and #50 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (12 years).

Travel

In travel, Maldives holds 1 position: #3 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (68.03 % of GDP).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Maldives holds 1 position: #32 of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (148.14 per 100 people).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Maldives moved in 62 rankings:

Where Maldives ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Maldives's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest imports as a share of GDP (46.74 % of GDP), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (75.4 years) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.36 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Maldives

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Maldives's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Maldives

What is Maldives's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates, with 45.6 per 100,000 people (Chronic respiratory disease death rate (age-standardized)) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Maldives?

64 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Maldives in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 12 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates, #2 in Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person and #3 in Countries using the most cereals for human food.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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