Quality of life comparison

live 8.8 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 17.3% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 9.8 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 81.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

have 39.3% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 35.8% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 47.4% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 48.8% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.6% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.