Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 19.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.5 times more 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 63.8% more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% more on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 96.9% more on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 6.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 49.3% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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