Why does "art" thrive in other places but not in the Maldives?

For example, Maldives has a population of 382,000 while Iceland's population is 372,000, more or less roughly the same.

Yet, Iceland has become a classical music powerhouse.

Outstanding new composers and genre-hopping experiments are not the sole reasons the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s UK tour is so anticipated – the country itself is a seed bed for musical talent. Read this eye-opening article from The Guardian