Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In South Dakota, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 30.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 51.6% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in South Dakota, the GDP per capita is $61,724 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.
