If you lived in Singapore instead of Somalia, you would:

Health

live 30.6 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.5% less likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 116.8 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 98.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 76.2% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 46.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.6% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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