Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Singapore instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 16.4 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 60.5% more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 27.7 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.2% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 70.4% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 38.4% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 72.7% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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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