Quality of life comparison

live 9.4 years longer

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.1% less likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.2 times more money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 22.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

be 84.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 94.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 41.8% fewer children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 46.0% more likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 39.0% less on education

Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.8% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 70.0% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.