Quality of life comparison
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 43.2 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 79.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
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 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
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
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