Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Singapore instead of South Dakota, you would:

Health

be 52.3% less likely to be obese

In South Dakota, 35.6% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 60.1% more money

South Dakota has a GDP per capita of $61,724 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.

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be 17.5% more likely to be unemployed

In South Dakota, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Size Comparison · See true size
South Dakota is about 273 times bigger than Singapore.
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Singapore: At a glance

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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