If you lived in Singapore instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.6 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 64.8% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.

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have 15.6% more access to essential health services

Bahamas scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.

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be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 69.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 2.5 times more money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 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.

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have 31.6% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 20.1% less on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 28.7% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 94.6% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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Safety

be 99.8% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 88.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 10.1% more home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.7 times more CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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