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.
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.
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
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.
In Canada, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
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