Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 18.8 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 64.3% less likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 51.0 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.1% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 96.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 62.4% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.9% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.9% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

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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