Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Singapore instead of North Carolina, you would:

Health

be 49.4% less likely to be obese

In North Carolina, 33.6% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed

In North Carolina, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 66.6% more money

North Carolina has a GDP per capita of $59,308 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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