If you lived in Singapore instead of Lebanon, you would:

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 80.9% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.4 times more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate

Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 78.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 30.2% fewer children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 23.8% less on healthcare

Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 64.7% more on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 14.2% less coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.

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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