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

Health

live 14.0 years longer

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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 63.3% less likely to be obese

In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.9 times more money

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 29.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 86.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 94.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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 53.7% fewer children

In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 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 Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 53.7% less on education

Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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