Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Maldives, you would:

Health

live 8.6 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 6.0 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 66.2% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tuvalu, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2010.

Life

have 46.1% more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.3% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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