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

Health

live 12.7 years longer

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 76.6% less likely to be obese

In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 13.3 times more money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 64.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 42.1% lower top tax rate

Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.5% more likely to be literate

In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 47.6% fewer children

In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 58.8% less on education

Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 89.5% less coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

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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