Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 65.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% 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
How big is Maldives compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.