Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (83 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2020.
be 83.1% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.4% more money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $94,100 as of 2017.
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2020.
have 28.2% fewer children
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Singapore, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Singapore spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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