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Digital & energy access · South Asia · Upper-middle income
Maldives: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 85.2% (2024), 82nd of 188 in the world and 2nd of 6 in South Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 148.1 (2024), 32nd of 210 in the world and 1st of 6 in South Asia. Fixed broadband is 19.6 (2024), 89th of 208 in the world and 1st of 6 in South Asia.
Internet users
MaldivesSouth AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MaldivesSouth AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: Maldives in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 85.2%2024 | 82/188 | 2/6 | 2.2% | 26.5% | 79.1% | +36.0 ppsince 2014 | 67.8% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 148.12024 | 32/210 | 1/6 | 2.7 | 137.0 | 142.9 | −8.0%since 2014 | 81.7 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 19.62024 | 89/208 | 1/6 | 0.12002 | 4.3 | 12.7 | +310%since 2014 | 4.3 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 2.32024 | 152/213 | 3/6 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 2.9 | −58%since 2014 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,3302024 | 100/215 | 2/6 | · | 25 | 1,151 | +1,242%since 2014 | 1,120 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 65/215 | 2/6 | 83.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 66/211 | 2/6 | 77.9% | 98.7% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 74/213 | 3/6 | 99.2% | 99.6% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 26/192 | 1/6 | 33.0% | 93.0% | 100.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 74.3% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 921 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 716 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+36.0 pp85.2% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+310%19.6 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,242%1,330 in 2024
- Clean cooking+2.0 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Maldives and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Maldives. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Maldives | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 85.2%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 148.12024 | 121.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 19.62024 | 42.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 2.32024 | 34.42024 |
| Secure servers | 1,3302024 | 68,3952024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |