Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 31.1% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Brazil scores 80 as of 2021.
live 5.3 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 68.8% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 26.7% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.5% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 12.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.5% more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
live with 90.4% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 35.0% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2016), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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