Singapore vs United States: Human capital per capita, male
Singapore
280,539 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
United States
309,194 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Singapore rank
5th
United States rank
4th
Human capital per capita, male over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 309,194 real chained 2019 US$ against 280,539 real chained 2019 US$ in Singapore, a difference of 28,655 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,914 real chained 2019 US$ | 287,168 real chained 2019 US$ | 153,254 real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 149,690 real chained 2019 US$ | 291,354 real chained 2019 US$ | 141,665 real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 219,368 real chained 2019 US$ | 292,536 real chained 2019 US$ | 73,169 real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2020s | 280,539 real chained 2019 US$ | 309,194 real chained 2019 US$ | 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human capital per capita, male, Singapore or United States?
- United States, at 309,194 real chained 2019 US$ against 280,539 real chained 2019 US$ in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in human capital per capita, male between Singapore and United States?
- 28,655 real chained 2019 US$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for human capital per capita, male?
- Singapore ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Human capital per capita, male (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.