Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 14.4 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 10.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 67.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 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.
