If you lived in Singapore instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

live 4.4 years longer

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 78.1% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.2 times more money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 29.0% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 51.1% lower top tax rate

United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 59.4% less likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 16.1% fewer children

In United Kingdom, 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 51.9% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 59.8% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.4% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, HM Revenue & Customs.

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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