Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of China, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.7% more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.3% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
make 20.7% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 13.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.5% more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 82.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.1% more on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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
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