Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 93.1% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Maldives, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 28.6% less spent on your healthcare
Russia spends $3,204 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Maldives spends $2,288 as of 2023.
have 56.3% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Maldives has 22.4 as of 2019.
have 22.8% less access to essential health services
Russia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Maldives scores 61 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maldives, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 16.7% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $14,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 26.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Maldives, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Maldives, 32.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Maldives, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% more on education
Russia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Maldives spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.4% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Maldives, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
Safety
be 90.8% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Maldives, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 87.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Maldives, they kill 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.6% less home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Maldives has 19.6 as of 2024.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Maldives withdraws 16% as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Maldives, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.5% less CO2
Russia emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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