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

Health

live 14.0 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 9.3 times more money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2021, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.5% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 94.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 42.5% fewer children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% less on education

Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 38.6% more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.


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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