Quality of life comparison

live 16.2 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 13.1 times more money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 55.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 60.2% fewer children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 71.7% more likely to have internet access

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

spend 24.3% less on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 19.6% more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.5% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.