Quality of life comparison

live 19.1 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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 56.4% more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 13.9 times more money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 16.8% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.0% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 45.7% fewer children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 97.8% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 37.8% less on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.2% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.