Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 54.5% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 41.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 12.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 52.5% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.4% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
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