Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 54.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 12.7% more access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
have 44.5% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 6.6 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 72.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.2% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 56.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 98.4% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 78.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.5 times more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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