| Attribute |
Maldives × | 
Antigua and Barbuda × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 298 | 442 |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 298 | 442 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 644 | 153 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 2 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 5 | 402 |
| People | | |
| Population | 391,904 | 98,179 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Maldives | - |
| Short country name | Maldives | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Long local name | Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | - |
| Short local name | Dhivehi Raajje | - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Male | Saint John's |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,901,000,000 | 2,398,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 4,505,000,000 | 1,524,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 19,200 | 26,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 0.5 | 17.3 |
| Labor force | 222,200 | 30,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.9 | 11 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 15 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,190,000,000 | 298,200,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,643,000,000 | 334,000,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.4 | 19.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -10.1 | -2.4 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 63.9 | 86.8 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 7 | 6.5 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.5 | 9.31 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 908,600,000 | 349,200,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,982,000,000 | 349,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,559,000,000 | 909,600,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 555,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -876,000,000 | -112,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 256,200,000 | 86,700,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 2,125,000,000 | 560,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 477,900,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 848,800,000 | 441,200,000 |
| National currency | rufiyaa | East Caribbean dollars |
| National currency (code) | MVR | XCD |
| National currency (symbol) | .ރ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 15.42 | 2.7 |