Maldives vs Southern Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Maldives
3.5%
in 2025
Southern Africa
-0.1%
in 2025
Maldives rank
35th
Southern Africa rank
38th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) over time
- Maldives
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.5% against -0.1% in Southern Africa, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 26.7 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Maldives ranks 35th and Southern Africa ranks 38th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -0.4% | 3.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Maldives or Southern Africa?
- Maldives, at 3.5% against -0.1% in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Maldives and Southern Africa?
- 3.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Southern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Southern Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Maldives ranks 35th and Southern Africa ranks 38th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.