Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 52.3% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.5 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 70.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
have 12.8% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.5% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 39.7% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.