Quality of life comparison

compared to

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 45.5 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 11.4% 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

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 58.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 63% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

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.

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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