If you lived in Singapore instead of India, you would:

Health

live 19.1 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 56.4% more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.2 times more money

India has a GDP per capita of $7,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.0% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 45.7% fewer children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 97.8% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.8% less on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.2% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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