Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 60.7% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 19.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
make 75.1% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 19.9% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 36.4% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.0% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.