If you lived in Singapore instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 79.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 11.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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 35.4% more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 3.6 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 47.1 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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