Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
be 14.8% less likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 86.6% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 52.5% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.0% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% less on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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