Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 22.7% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.2% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Anguilla, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Anguilla spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 90.5% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Anguilla: At a glance
How big is Anguilla compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.