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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.5 times more money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate

Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 40.9% fewer children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 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 23.0% more likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 31.7% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 29.8% more on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.4% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.

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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