Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 14.5 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 69.8% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 47.3% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 10.9% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.0% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
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