Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 61.4% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 77.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.9% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.