Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 32.6% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Rwanda, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Rwanda, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 83.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Rwanda, however, that number is 38.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 70.1% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Rwanda, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Rwanda, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.1% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Rwanda, it is 73.2% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 47.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Rwanda, 53% of the population do as of 2019.
be 57.1% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Rwanda, about 27.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Rwanda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Rwanda spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Rwanda, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Rwanda: At a glance
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