Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 77.7% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.6 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $132,600 as of 2024.
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 3.2% as of 2024.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% 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 Algeria, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.0% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.7% as of 2021.
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 55.3% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Singapore, about 94.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 60.0% less on education
Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 80.7% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Singapore: At a glance
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