Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 69.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.3% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.