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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 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 55.1% more money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

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 70.0% less likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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 26.3% fewer children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 75.6% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

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

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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