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Maldives vs Qatar: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Maldives
1,220 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Qatar
683.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Maldives rank
4th
Qatar rank
5th

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal over time

  • Maldives
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,220 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 683.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Qatar, a difference of 536.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Qatar's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 5th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.