Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 47.2% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 32.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 5.6 times more spent on your healthcare
El Salvador spends $1,176 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 75.4% more doctors per person
El Salvador has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
have 14.1% more access to essential health services
El Salvador scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 17.1 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $5,767 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 39.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 75.0% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 8.8 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 52.6% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.0% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Singapore, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 51.7% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.1% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 99.1% less likely to be murdered
El Salvador has a homicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 91.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In El Salvador, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
El Salvador has 12.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
use 8.6 times more electricity
El Salvador uses 1,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
El Salvador withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In El Salvador, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.5 times more CO2
El Salvador emits 1.5 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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