If you lived in Singapore instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 24.2 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 25.6% less likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 18.3 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 29.4% higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.1% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 78.6% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% more on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.9% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, 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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