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Maldives at a glance

The atlas follows 119 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 0 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Maldives's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+611%74k in 1950 → 530k in 2025 → 590k in 2050
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Maldives · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$28,6002025 · 73/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy81.32024 · 44/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities43 %2025 · 165/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet85 %2024 · 79/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.562024 · 138/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover12 %2024 · 149/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Maldives

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Maldives

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

20 regions

Maldives from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Maldives
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Naifarubest Jan–Mar50Naifaru
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Malébest Jan–Mar51Malé
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Felidhoobest Jan–Mar51Felidhoo
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Hulhumalébest Jan–Mar51Hulhumalé
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Kuramathibest Jan–Mar51Kuramathi

Nature in Maldives

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Maldives

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Maldives

0 monuments and 1 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Maldives

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Maldives

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Maldives

3 large airports, 30 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsACGKL230 V
Emergency102Calling code +960
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyMaldivian RufiyaaMVR
LanguagesDivehi
Local time18:31Malé