Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 66.5% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 61.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
make 34.0% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 96.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.8% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.1% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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 Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.