Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 24.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 93.6% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 16.6% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.1% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 85.4% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.