Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 10.6 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 75.3% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.7 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 86.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 43.1% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 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 67.3% more likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 53.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.8% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 81.1% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.

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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