If you lived in Singapore instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

live 24.5 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 84.9 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 26.6% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 77.4% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 6.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 68.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 66.7% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.1% more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 5.2 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


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

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