Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.3% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.9 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 50.3% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 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 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 28.2% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.4% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Singapore: At a glance
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