Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 41.0% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 86.1% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 28.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 71.7% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.5% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Maldives, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 95.1% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.