Quality of life comparison

live 11.5 years longer

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 72.6% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 6.8 times more money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 63.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 90.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 40.9% fewer children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 24.7% more likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 42.9% less on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.2% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.0% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.