Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (83 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2020.
be 79.3% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 94.4% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $48,400 as of 2017, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $94,100 as of 2017.
be 65.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2020.
have 12.7% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Singapore, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Singapore spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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