Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 20.9 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 38.4% less likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 79.7 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 18.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 96.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 72.8% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.8% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 66.7% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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