Quality of life comparison

live 9.7 years longer

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 82.8% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $50,200 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 56.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 35.3% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 64.1% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 92.7% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.