Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 26.7 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 63.0% less likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.9 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.3% more likely to be literate

In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 96.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 60.5% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 20.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 54.2% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 44.0% less on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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