Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 48.3% more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.2 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 78.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.5% more likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 73.2% as of 2018. In Maldives, it is 97.7% as of 2016.
have 41.2% fewer children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Maldives, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Maldives, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Rwanda 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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