Maldives - Dependency Ratio 2008
48.33
−3.58 from 2007
Maldives's dependency ratio was 48.33 in 2008, decreased +3.58 from 51.91 in 2007. This was the 73rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 18.44 | -12.7% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 22.57 | -1.8% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 26.50 | -5.0% |
| 4th | Singapore | 28.63 | -4.2% |
| 5th | Bahrain | 30.50 | -3.9% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 31.21 | -1.2% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 34.19 | -1.8% |
| 8th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 34.88 | -1.3% |
| 9th | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.25 | -0.9% |
| 10th | Andorra | 36.44 | 0.3% |
| 11th | China | 37.40 | -0.8% |
| 12th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 38.06 | 0.0% |
| 13th | British Virgin Islands | 38.41 | 0.7% |
| 14th | Korea | 38.44 | -1.0% |
| 15th | Palau | 38.44 | -2.3% |
| 16th | Slovak Republic | 38.60 | -0.9% |
| 17th | Russian Federation | 39.63 | -1.4% |
| 18th | Brunei Darussalam | 40.46 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Cyprus | 40.66 | -2.0% |
| 20th | Poland | 40.71 | -1.0% |
| 21st | Moldova | 40.75 | -1.6% |
| 22nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.76 | -2.1% |
| 23rd | Czechia | 40.83 | 1.1% |
| 24th | Northern Mariana Islands | 40.90 | 1.5% |
| 25th | Mauritius | 40.92 | -2.3% |
| 26th | Thailand | 40.99 | -1.0% |
| 27th | Belarus | 41.48 | -1.7% |
| 28th | Liechtenstein | 41.56 | 1.0% |
| 29th | Ukraine | 41.75 | -1.3% |
| 30th | Azerbaijan | 41.86 | -3.5% |
| 31st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.04 | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Greenland | 42.25 | -1.0% |
| 33rd | Malta | 42.45 | -1.3% |
| 34th | Slovenia | 43.01 | 1.3% |
| 35th | Aruba | 43.26 | 0.6% |
| 36th | Cuba | 43.34 | -0.1% |
| 37th | Bermuda | 43.56 | -2.0% |
| 38th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.60 | 0.3% |
| 39th | Canada | 43.98 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Armenia | 44.03 | -2.4% |
| 41st | Seychelles | 44.34 | -2.5% |
| 42nd | Tunisia | 44.90 | -1.4% |
| 43rd | Bulgaria | 45.04 | 0.6% |
| 44th | Hungary | 45.05 | 0.2% |
| 45th | Romania | 45.17 | 0.7% |
| 46th | Spain | 45.20 | 0.5% |
| 47th | Channel Islands | 45.31 | -0.5% |
| 48th | North Macedonia | 45.47 | -0.7% |
| 49th | Ireland | 45.56 | 1.0% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.26 | -1.8% |
| 51st | Oman | 46.37 | -3.7% |
| 52nd | Viet Nam | 46.43 | -3.0% |
| 53rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 46.47 | -1.8% |
| 54th | Latvia | 46.56 | 0.7% |
| 55th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 46.59 | -0.6% |
| 56th | Barbados | 46.64 | -0.2% |
| 57th | Switzerland | 46.71 | -0.1% |
| 58th | Mongolia | 46.74 | -1.6% |
| 59th | Saudi Arabia | 46.78 | -4.9% |
| 60th | Brazil | 46.93 | -1.4% |
| 61st | Kazakhstan | 46.94 | -0.4% |
| 62nd | Chile | 47.14 | -1.5% |
| 63rd | Luxembourg | 47.21 | -1.0% |
| 64th | San Marino | 47.36 | 1.1% |
| 65th | Serbia | 47.40 | -0.7% |
| 66th | Estonia | 47.77 | 0.5% |
| 67th | United States | 47.92 | 0.3% |
| 68th | Lithuania | 47.96 | -0.8% |
| 69th | Iceland | 48.08 | -0.8% |
| 70th | Australia | 48.13 | -0.2% |
| 71st | Austria | 48.21 | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Algeria | 48.27 | -1.3% |
| 73rd | Maldives | 48.33 | -6.9% |
| 74th | Netherlands | 48.38 | 0.3% |
| 75th | French Polynesia | 48.39 | -1.5% |
| 76th | Sri Lanka | 48.41 | 0.4% |
| 77th | St. Lucia | 48.81 | -3.1% |
| 78th | Curaçao | 48.83 | -1.3% |
| 79th | Costa Rica | 48.89 | -1.6% |
| 80th | Georgia | 48.92 | -1.7% |
| 81st | European Union | 48.96 | 0.3% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 49.08 | -1.6% |
| 83rd | Montenegro | 49.14 | -0.7% |
| 84th | Lebanon | 49.23 | -2.0% |
| 85th | St. Martin (French part) | 49.56 | -0.9% |
| 86th | Greece | 50.03 | 0.2% |
| 87th | Croatia | 50.08 | 0.1% |
| 88th | Portugal | 50.13 | 0.4% |
| 89th | Finland | 50.23 | -0.1% |
| 90th | Albania | 50.48 | -1.9% |
| 91st | New Zealand | 50.60 | 0.3% |
| 92nd | Gibraltar | 50.81 | -1.4% |
| 93rd | Norway | 50.92 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Türkiye | 51.06 | -1.3% |
| 95th | New Caledonia | 51.11 | -0.6% |
| 96th | Virgin Islands (US) | 51.16 | 0.5% |
| 97th | United Kingdom | 51.19 | 0.1% |
| 98th | Belgium | 51.42 | -0.3% |
| 99th | Isle of Man | 51.48 | 0.1% |
| 100th | Malaysia | 51.57 | -2.5% |
| 101st | Denmark | 51.75 | 0.5% |
| 102nd | Indonesia | 51.80 | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Germany | 51.81 | 0.7% |
| 104th | Colombia | 51.82 | -1.9% |
| 105th | Myanmar | 51.93 | -1.6% |
| 106th | Italy | 52.05 | 0.3% |
| 107th | Libya | 52.20 | -1.2% |
| 108th | Jamaica | 52.22 | -3.0% |
| 109th | Sweden | 52.37 | 0.2% |
| 110th | Guam | 52.95 | -1.2% |
| 111th | Grenada | 52.99 | -2.8% |
| 112th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.22 | -1.8% |
| 113th | Morocco | 53.40 | -1.4% |
| 114th | Uzbekistan | 53.45 | -3.0% |
| 115th | France | 53.86 | 0.5% |
| 116th | Kosovo | 54.12 | -0.9% |
| 117th | South Africa | 54.20 | -1.2% |
| 118th | Turkmenistan | 54.58 | -3.0% |
| 119th | Dominica | 54.97 | -2.4% |
| 120th | Fiji | 55.13 | -0.8% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.34 | -3.0% |
| 122nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 55.40 | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Panama | 55.52 | -0.6% |
| 124th | Bhutan | 55.63 | -2.9% |
| 125th | Japan | 55.73 | 2.5% |
| 126th | Faroe Islands | 56.73 | 0.8% |
| 127th | Argentina | 57.07 | -0.7% |
| 128th | Suriname | 57.18 | -0.3% |
| 129th | Mexico | 57.72 | -1.7% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 57.79 | -1.8% |
| 131st | Uruguay | 58.30 | -0.6% |
| 132nd | Peru | 58.49 | -0.9% |
| 133rd | Nauru | 58.88 | -0.7% |
| 134th | India | 58.89 | -1.7% |
| 135th | Monaco | 59.69 | 1.6% |
| 136th | Israel | 60.41 | -0.2% |
| 137th | Ecuador | 60.55 | -1.3% |
| 138th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 60.91 | -0.6% |
| 139th | Guyana | 60.95 | -2.2% |
| 140th | Botswana | 61.01 | -1.2% |
| 141st | Cambodia | 62.14 | -3.4% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 62.66 | -2.2% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 63.34 | -0.9% |
| 144th | Cabo Verde | 64.23 | -4.0% |
| 145th | Tuvalu | 64.34 | -2.3% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | 65.26 | -2.0% |
| 147th | American Samoa | 65.41 | -1.8% |
| 148th | Philippines | 65.46 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.64 | -1.9% |
| 150th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 66.17 | -2.3% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 66.67 | -2.4% |
| 152nd | Jordan | 67.53 | -1.8% |
| 153rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 68.29 | -1.5% |
| 154th | Kiribati | 68.29 | -1.0% |
| 155th | Belize | 68.47 | -1.8% |
| 156th | Tajikistan | 68.58 | -1.7% |
| 157th | Papua New Guinea | 68.59 | -1.0% |
| 158th | Djibouti | 68.83 | -1.6% |
| 159th | Namibia | 69.06 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Haiti | 69.24 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 69.91 | -1.1% |
| 162nd | Marshall Islands | 70.27 | 0.6% |
| 163rd | Lao PDR | 71.29 | -3.6% |
| 164th | Vanuatu | 71.81 | -1.4% |
| 165th | Nepal | 72.21 | -2.1% |
| 166th | Equatorial Guinea | 72.86 | -1.1% |
| 167th | Gabon | 73.13 | -1.7% |
| 168th | Honduras | 73.27 | -2.3% |
| 169th | Eswatini | 74.44 | -1.9% |
| 170th | Ghana | 75.13 | -1.1% |
| 171st | Congo, Republic of | 77.04 | -0.2% |
| 172nd | Pakistan | 77.31 | -1.7% |
| 173rd | Samoa | 77.34 | -1.1% |
| 174th | Tonga | 77.90 | -0.8% |
| 175th | Guatemala | 79.54 | -2.2% |
| 176th | Togo | 79.54 | -0.3% |
| 177th | Solomon Islands | 80.62 | -0.2% |
| 178th | Iraq | 81.03 | -1.2% |
| 179th | Rwanda | 83.33 | -0.2% |
| 180th | Zimbabwe | 83.46 | 0.8% |
| 181st | Timor-Leste | 84.41 | 0.9% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 84.54 | -2.4% |
| 183rd | São Tomé and Principe | 84.82 | -0.1% |
| 184th | Kenya | 85.14 | -0.6% |
| 185th | Senegal | 85.90 | -0.1% |
| 186th | South Sudan | 86.29 | -2.0% |
| 187th | Liberia | 86.56 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Guinea-Bissau | 86.64 | -0.8% |
| 189th | Eritrea | 87.16 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Sierra Leone | 88.02 | -0.6% |
| 191st | Cameroon | 88.29 | -0.5% |
| 192nd | Comoros | 89.22 | -2.6% |
| 193rd | Madagascar | 89.58 | -1.0% |
| 194th | Nigeria | 89.70 | 0.4% |
| 195th | Benin | 89.82 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Mauritania | 90.07 | -0.1% |
| 197th | Yemen, Republic of | 90.16 | -2.4% |
| 198th | Central African Republic | 90.43 | 0.4% |
| 199th | Sudan | 90.62 | -0.9% |
| 200th | Burundi | 90.64 | -0.8% |
| 201st | Gambia, The | 91.30 | -1.2% |
| 202nd | Angola | 91.74 | 0.0% |
| 203rd | Tanzania | 91.82 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.47 | -2.1% |
| 205th | Burkina Faso | 92.83 | 0.2% |
| 206th | Mozambique | 93.00 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Zambia | 94.25 | -0.9% |
| 208th | Guinea | 94.61 | -0.9% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.55 | 0.4% |
| 210th | Mali | 98.63 | 0.5% |
| 211th | Malawi | 100.19 | -0.2% |
| 212th | Chad | 104.24 | -0.2% |
| 213th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 105.68 | 0.1% |
| 214th | Niger | 105.99 | 0.8% |
| 215th | Afghanistan | 106.33 | -1.3% |
| 216th | Uganda | 107.89 | -0.7% |
FAQ
What was Maldives's dependency ratio in 2008?▾
Maldives's dependency ratio in 2008 was 48.33. This ranked 73rd globally.
How did Maldives's dependency ratio change in 2008?▾
Maldives's dependency ratio decreased by 6.9% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2008?▾
Uganda had the highest dependency ratio in 2008 at 107.89.
What is the dependency ratio of Maldives in 2008?▾
The dependency ratio of Maldives in 2008 was 48.33. This ranked 73rd globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Maldives's dependency ratio?▾
Maldives's dependency ratio went from 51.91 in 2007 to 48.33 in 2008, a 6.9% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Maldives matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.1%. View full analysis →
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