Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 92.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 20.5 years longer
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 44.5 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Rwanda 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 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.2% more likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 73.2% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 65.8% fewer children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 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 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Rwanda, 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
Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.9% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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