Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 77.3% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.4 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.9% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.
be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 34.8% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 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 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.6% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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