Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 27.2 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 70.8 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 63.3% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 77.6% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 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 8.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 64.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.0% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% 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, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, General Inspectorate 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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