Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 19.9 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 64.5% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.0 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 40.5% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 63.8% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 81.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 71.7% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 70.8% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 31.5% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.7% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.

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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