Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 13.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Alabama, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 61.4% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
