Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 93.0% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 25.7% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.7% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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