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

Health

be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.5 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 45.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.

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have 16.2 times more doctors per person

Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.

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have 2.0 times more access to essential health services

Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.

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be 23.7% less likely to die by suicide

Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 59.5% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 57.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 157.6 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.

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Life

be 93.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 58.3% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Singapore, it is 97.7% as of 2021.

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be 95.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 80.0% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Singapore, about 94.4% do as of 2024.

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be 50.1% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 63.4% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 47.2% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 92.2% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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Safety

be 90.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 198.6 times more home broadband

Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.

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use 25.0 times more electricity

Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 19.0 times more strain on fresh water

Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 64.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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emit 33.6 times more CO2

Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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