Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.
be 24.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.
Life
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 Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.2% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 25.2% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on education
Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.4 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Denmark: At a glance
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