Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2024.
be 90.3% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Maldives, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 24.6% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Maldives spends $2,288 as of 2023.
have 34.2% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Maldives has 22.4 as of 2019.
have 18.7% less access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Maldives scores 61 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maldives, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 76.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Maldives, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
make 44.5% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $14,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 53.5% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Maldives, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Maldives, 32.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Maldives, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Maldives spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 27.1% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Maldives, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.3% more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
Safety
be 86.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Maldives, they kill 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 23.7% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Maldives has 19.6 as of 2024.
live with 15.4 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Maldives withdraws 16% as of 2022.
Environment
be 27.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Maldives, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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