Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 87.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.1 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 81.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 15.0% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 22.6% less on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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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