Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 65.4% more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 100.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.6% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 47.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 80.0% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 95.2% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 95.1% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.9% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.