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

Health

live 13.1 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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 76.2% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.5 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 37.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 35.3% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 91.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 47.3% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 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 15.6% more likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.5% more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.1% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.

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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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