Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.6 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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 74.3% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 17.6 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 64.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.0% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 45.2% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 26.5% less on education

Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 51.2% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 78.8% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, 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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