If you lived in Singapore instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 27.6 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 29.9% less likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 67.5 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 97.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 71.4% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 7.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 69.2% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 30.7% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 52.0% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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, National Revenue Authority.

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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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