Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 54.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 63.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 30.2% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 33.7% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 70.8% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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