Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 77.3% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 73.9% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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.
have 12.6% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 36.4% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.5% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.1% more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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