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

Health

live 11.2 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 75.8% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.5 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 32.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 92.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 57.7% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 37.9% more likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 21.7% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 52.5% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.4% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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