Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 13.9 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 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 48.8% more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.6 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 95.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.6% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 93.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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 48.4% fewer children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% less on education
Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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
How big is Singapore compared to Nepal? See an in-depth size comparison.