Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of China, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 53.9% more spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Maldives spends $2,288 as of 2023.
be 83.6% less likely to die by suicide
China has a suicide rate of 8.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Maldives, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 92.2% more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2024.
have 28.2% fewer doctors per person
China has 31.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Maldives has 22.4 as of 2019.
have 24.7% less access to essential health services
China scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Maldives scores 61 as of 2021.
Life
have 56.4% more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Maldives, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Maldives, 32.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.6% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Maldives, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% more on education
China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Maldives spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 55.7% more on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Maldives, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
Safety
be 92.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Maldives, they kill 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 24.0% more likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Maldives, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
live with 62.3% less strain on fresh water
China withdraws 42% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Maldives withdraws 16% as of 2022.
find 58.4% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Maldives has 19.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 54.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In China, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Maldives, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 61.7% less CO2
China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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