Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
have 39.2% more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
have 32.8% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. China scores 81 as of 2021.
live 3.3 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 35.0% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
be 6.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
be 50.0% less 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 China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.8% less 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.5 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 19.4% less likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 13.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.6 times more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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