Quality of life comparison

live 6.8 years longer

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 80.8% less likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 68.7% more money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 28.0% more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 69.8% less likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 17.8% fewer children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 28.2% less on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 10.9% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.4% less coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.