China or Maldives: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

China
5
indicators ahead
Winner
Maldives
7
indicators ahead

Maldives wins on more indicators: 7 of 13 against 5.

  • Safety and trust: China 2:0
  • Costs and work: China 1:0
  • Climate and health: Maldives 1:6
  • Law and institutions: tie 1:1

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

China
Maldives

Safety and trust

Better: China (2 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓0.5 per 100,000 residents
202019% lower
✗0.6 per 100,000 residents
201924% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓64%
2022201% higher
✗21%
202267% lower

Costs and work

Better: China (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$29,333
20253% higher
✗$28,555
20253% lower

Climate and health

Better: Maldives (1 : 6)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗78.0 years
20244% lower
✓81.3 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗75.2 years
20246% lower
✓79.9 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗81.0 years
20242% lower
✓83.0 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗81.1 years
20232% lower
✓83.0 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.59%
2024almost equal
99.53%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.43%
2024almost equal
✓99.46%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗32.0 µg/m³ per year
2023186% higher
✓11.2 µg/m³ per year
202365% lower

Law and institutions

Tie (1 : 1)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.43 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.01 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.33 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: China, Maldives.

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