Macao vs Singapore: Labor force, total, per capita
Macao
0.5855 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.6153 units per person
in 2025
Macao rank
8th
Singapore rank
5th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.6153 units per person against 0.5855 units per person in Macao, a difference of 0.0298 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Macao ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4681 units per person | 0.5045 units per person | 0.0364 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5406 units per person | 0.5427 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.6127 units per person | 0.5958 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.5844 units per person | 0.6128 units per person | 0.0283 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Macao or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.6153 units per person against 0.5855 units per person in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Macao and Singapore?
- 0.0298 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Macao ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.