Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 23.9 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 29.1% less likely to be obese

In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 51.0 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 15.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.7 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 78.6% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 53% 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 Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 15.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 36.4% less on education

Mali spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 41.9% more on healthcare

Mali spends 4.3% 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.

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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