Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Maldives, you would:

Health

live 5.3 years longer

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 42.7% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $21,300 as of 2022, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 82.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 21.9% fewer children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 31.0% less on education

Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.5% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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