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

Health

live 9.2 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 81.2% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.2 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 81.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Libya 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 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 56.7% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 97.0% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 89.1% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


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

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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