Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 87.1% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.8 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 18.5% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 53.2% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 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 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 52.1% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Revenue, Samoa.
Singapore: At a glance
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