Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 73.6% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.2 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 77.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 70.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 16.4% fewer children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.2% more likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 41.9% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.9% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.0% more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

Singapore: At a glance

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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