Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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
make 7.2 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 87.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Maldives, it is 97.7% as of 2016.
be 47.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 57.4% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Maldives, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Maldives, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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