| Attribute |
Maldives × | 
Liberia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 298 | 111,369 |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 298 | 96,320 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 15,049 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 1,667 |
| Border countries | - | - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
|
| Coastline (km) | 644 | 579 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 2 | 243 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 5 | 1,447 |
| People | | |
| Population | 391,904 | 5,073,296 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim | Christian |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Maldives | Republic of Liberia |
| Short country name | Maldives | Liberia |
| Long local name | Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | - |
| Short local name | Dhivehi Raajje | - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Male | Monrovia |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,901,000,000 | 6,112,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 4,505,000,000 | 3,285,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 19,200 | 1,300 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 0.5 | - |
| Labor force | 222,200 | 1,677,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 15 | 54.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,190,000,000 | 553,600,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,643,000,000 | 693,800,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 0.77 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.4 | 16.9 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -10.1 | -4.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 63.9 | 34.4 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 7 | 3.2 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 908,600,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,982,000,000 | 423,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,559,000,000 | 792,300,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 555,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -876,000,000 | -627,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 256,200,000 | 260,600,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 2,125,000,000 | 1,166,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 477,900,000 | 459,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 848,800,000 | 1,036,000,000 |
| National currency | rufiyaa | Liberian dollars |
| National currency (code) | MVR | LRD |
| National currency (symbol) | .ރ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 15.42 | 109.4 |