If you lived in Singapore instead of Central African Republic, you would:

Health

be 93.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 30.8 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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 18.7% less likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 135.0 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Central African Republic, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 835.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.5% as of 2020. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 98.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 72.4% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 31.9 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 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 16% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 8.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 59.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.1% less on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 27.3% more on education

Central African Republic spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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