Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 75.8% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.7% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 84.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 47.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 31.2% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 24.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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 Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.