Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
see 32.6% more spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
have 52.0% more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.
have 23.0% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.
live 4.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 24.9% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
be 10.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 80.0% more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
be 45.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.6% 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 Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.2% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 34.8% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 21.3% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.7% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 7.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 31.0% more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
live with 93.5% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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