Country size comparison
compared to
Maldives is about 344 times smaller than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 0.29% the size of Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (7.6 million fewer people live in Maldives).
Compare further: Maldives vs. Virginia