Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 13.9 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 76.9% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 54.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 42.1% lower top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 40.9% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 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 37.9% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 44.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 10.3% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

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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