Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 9.7 years longer
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.1 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $132,600 as of 2024.
be 82.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 3.2% as of 2024.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 56.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 25.2% fewer children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Singapore, about 94.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 50.9% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 27.1% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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
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