Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 24.1 years longer

In Benin, 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 36.5% less likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 31.8 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

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

Life

be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 78.2% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 59.5% more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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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