Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 72.1% less likely to be obese

In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 91.7% more money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 52.5% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

have 30.2% fewer children

In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 63.6% less on education

Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 36.5% less on healthcare

Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.1% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

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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