Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 50.0% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 96.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 90.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.6% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 55.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 33.7% more on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.2 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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