Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 19.2 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.0 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 79.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.6% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 96.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 73.4% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
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