Quality of life comparison

live 13.4 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 71.2% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 11.1 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 91.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.7% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 59.5% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 84.0% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 24.2% less on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.9% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 51.7% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.