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In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women). In Singapore, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women).
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women). In Singapore, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women).
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people.
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,900.
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed. In Singapore, that number is 2.2%.
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6%. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0%.
In United States, approximately 14.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Singapore, 10.0 women do.
In United States, approximately 5.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.4 children do.
In United States, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Singapore, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people.
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Singapore spends 2.9% of total GDP on education.
United States spends 17.1% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Singapore, that number is 4.9% of GDP.
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
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