Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 16.6 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 59.3% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 92.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.1% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 65.2% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 48.4% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% less on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.4% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.2% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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