Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.6 years longer

In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 76.8% less likely to be obese

In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate

Lithuania 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 57.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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.

be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 35.9% less on education

Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 41.4% less on healthcare

Lithuania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, 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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