Quality of life comparison

live 4.9 years longer

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

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $21,300 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $53,300 as of 2022.

be 26.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 13.2% as of 2021.

be 91.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.6% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 28.5% fewer children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 15.5% more on education

Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 89.7% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.