Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.4% more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.3% more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 71.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.7% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Maldives, it is 97.7% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% less on education
Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
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