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

Health

live 12.1 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 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 78.1% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 44.0 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 76.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.8% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 90.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 59.4% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 95.3% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 45.1% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


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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