Quality of life comparison

compared to

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 53.1 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

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

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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