Quality of life comparison

live 9.3 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 19.8% more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

make 87.1% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 56.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 9.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 80.8% more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.7% less likely to be literate

In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 44.7% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.6% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 51.7% less on education

Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 77.2% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 87.6% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.