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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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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