Survey underscores huge income gap between Malé and atolls
Households in the capital earn twice as much a month compared to the atolls.
05 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The average household income in the Maldives capital is double what it is in the atolls, according to the third nationwide Household Income and Expenditure Survey published Wednesday.
Households in Malé earn MVR37,035 (US$2,400) a month compared to MVR18,358 (US$1,190) in the atolls.
The average household size is 5.3 people, of which 2.5 people are income earners, and the per capita monthly income in the Maldives is MVR4,944.
The per capita income in Malé is MVR6,984 and in the atolls it is MVR3,421, reflecting the disparity between the capital and other islands.
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