Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 89.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 20.4 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.6 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 98.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 58.0% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 96.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 58.5% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 84.8% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.1% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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