Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 80.8% less likely to be obese
In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.2% more money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 40.6% more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 69.8% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.3% fewer children
In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.4% less coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
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