Quality of life comparison

be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 13.9 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

make 75.0 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate

Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.9% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 66.9% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 13.0% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.