Quality of life comparison
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
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