Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 58.0% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 81.4% more spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 15.0% fewer doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 5.5 times more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.4% less on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 98.9% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 81.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.2% more home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
use 2.2 times more electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.7 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 27.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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