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

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In Iraq, 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 79.9% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.0 times more money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 85.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 89.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 94.6% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 63.4% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 53.3% more likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


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

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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