Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.0 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 40.5% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 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 46.8% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 79.4% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.