Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 16.6 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 59.3% less likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.4 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate

Gabon 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 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.0% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 65.8% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 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 26.4% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 12.5% less on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 79.4% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 78.2% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

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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