Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 71.0% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $26,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 26.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 46.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 48.8% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Kazakhstan 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 60.5% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Singapore: At a glance
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