Macao vs Singapore

Macao vs Singapore, head to head across 19 shared rankings. Macao ranks higher in 7, Singapore ranks higher in 12. On that count Singapore comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.

Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP, Macao is #1 with 36.29 % of GDP and Singapore is #5 with 17.54 % of GDP (Macao ahead by 4); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.), Macao is #3 with 87.36 % and Singapore is #1 with 88.83 % (Singapore ahead by 2); in Countries with the highest population density, Macao is #2 with 10.0k people per km² and Singapore is #3 with 5,798.07 people per km² (Macao ahead by 1); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary), Macao is #6 with 90.34 % and Singapore is #2 with 92.69 % (Singapore ahead by 4); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.), Macao is #2 with 91.56 % and Singapore is #3 with 89.34 % (Macao ahead by 1); in Countries with the highest beef yield per animal, Macao is #7 with 358 kilograms per animal and Singapore is #3 with 400 kilograms per animal (Singapore ahead by 4).

Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.

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