Despite the rapid development of technology and society, some countries lag behind others in some aspects. Therefore, the comparison of States is of particular importance. This work examines the similarities and differences between countries such as Singapore and the United States of America. This process is necessary to identify those areas that require special attention from the Government and should be changed to improve the quality of life in the country.
One of the obvious differences between the two countries studied is the difference in the finances they spend on healthcare. One of the reasons for this may also be the difference in the population in these states. Thus, 329 484 000 live in the United States, and only 5 686 000 live in Singapore (“Country comparison,” n.d.). In the USA, the cost per capita is 12 530 dollars, which constituents of 19.7% of the country’s GDP (“NHE fact sheet”, n.d.). On the other hand, research shows that in 2018, the Singapore government spent approximately 1.8 thousand Singapore dollars per resident on health (“Per capita government health expenditure in Singapore,” n.d.). Thus, we can say that America spends much more of its budget on the medical industry than Singapore, which is reflected in the mortality rate. Hence, in the USA, statistics show 8.95 per 1 000 people, and in Singapore, it is 4.8 per 1 000 people (“Singapore – Crude death rate,” n.d.; “United States of America – Crude death rate,” n.d.). This gap is strongly due to the number of people living in these countries.
The aspect that can be called the similarity between the two countries is the number of specialists in the medical field. About fourteen thousand doctors are currently operating in Singapore, and in the United States of America, this number is approaching half a million. Despite the difference in numbers, do not forget about the dramatic difference between the territories of America and Singapore. If equated roughly, the percentage of doctors in both countries is the same, even though doctors in America are not evenly distributed. Thus, this work has shown that the analysis of the two countries can help identify weak parts for further improvement.
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