Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 26.8% more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
have 45.9% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
be 5.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 6.8 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 30.1% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Singapore, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 51.5% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 46.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 41.5% more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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