Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 78.2% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
pay a 45.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 76.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 29.0% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 37.8% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Singapore: At a glance
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