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

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 14.5 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 69.8% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 47.3% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 37.8% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 10.9% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 58.0% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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