Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 44.5% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 74.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 78.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.9% more likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 86.5% as of 2015. In Maldives, it is 97.7% as of 2016.
have 53.0% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 33.1 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 Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Maldives, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
be 29.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 67% 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 13.9% more on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education 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 Zimbabwe? See an in-depth size comparison.