Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In South Carolina, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 60.9% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
be 41.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
