Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 78.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Argentina 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 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 41.9% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.8% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Singapore: At a glance
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