Historical dataset showing Singapore poverty rate by year from N/A to N/A.

In a survey conducted between August 2025 and September 2025, ***percent of the respondents from Indonesia voiced concern over poverty and social inequality in their country. In contrast, ** percent of the respondents from Singapore reported being concerned about poverty and social inequality in the same period.

A survey conducted in July 2022 in Singapore found that around ***** percent of respondents considered poverty and economic inequality to be the greatest challenges they had to face. Among other leading challenges facing the country were employment and the COVID-19 situation.

In 2025, Luxembourg was the country with the highest gross domestic product per capita in the world. Of the 20 listed countries, 13 are in Europe and five are in Asia, alongside the U.S. and Australia. There are no African or Latin American countries among the top 20. Correlation with high living standards While GDP is a useful indicator for measuring the size or strength of an economy, GDP per capita is much more reflective of living standards. For example, when compared to life expectancy or indices such as the Human Development Index or the World Happiness Report, there is a strong overlap - 14 of the 20 countries on this list are also ranked among the 20 happiest countries in 2024, and all 20 have "very high" HDIs. Misleading metrics? GDP per capita figures, however, can be misleading, and to paint a fuller picture of a country's living standards then one must look at multiple metrics. GDP per capita figures can be skewed by inequalities in wealth distribution, and in countries such as those in the Middle East, a relatively large share of the population lives in poverty while a smaller number live affluent lifestyles.