Maldives or North Macedonia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Maldives wins on more indicators: 9 of 13 against 3.
- Safety and trust: Maldives 2:0
- Costs and work: Maldives 1:0
- Climate and health: Maldives 5:2
- 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.
Maldives
Indicator
North Macedonia
Safety and trust
Better: Maldives (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
✓0.6 per 100,000 residents
201959% lower
✗1.5 per 100,000 residents
2023147% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓21%
202240% higher
✗15%
202228% lower
Costs and work
Better: Maldives (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$28,555
20252% higher
✗$28,029
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Maldives (5 : 2)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓81.3 years
20246% higher
✗76.6 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓79.9 years
20247% higher
✗74.5 years
20247% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓83.0 years
20245% higher
✗78.9 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓83.0 years
20234% higher
✗79.8 years
20234% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
99.53%
2024almost equal
✓99.75%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.46%
2024almost equal
✓99.72%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓11.2 µg/m³ per year
202349% lower
✗21.8 µg/m³ per year
202395% higher
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.01 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.14 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.33 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.30 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Maldives, North Macedonia.