Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 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 22.7 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 35.8% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.8 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,900 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 10.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.3% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 96.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 75.9% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.4% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 44.9% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
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