Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 30.6 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 26.5% less likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 77.1 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 81.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 98.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 76.5% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 9.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 93.6% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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