Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.8% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 86.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
be 26.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 44.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.9% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Maldives, it is 97.7% as of 2016.
have 30.4% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.0% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.0% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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 Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.