Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 72.4% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% 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
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 61.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% 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 Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 33.3% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 40.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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