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

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 73.6% less likely to be obese

In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate

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

be 19.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.2% less on education

Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 56.1% less coastline

Poland has a total of 440 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland.

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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