Quality of life comparison

live 3.8 years longer

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 69.3% less likely to be obese

In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.4 times more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 54.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 54.9% lower top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 23.9% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.3% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 34.9% less on education

Italy spends 4.3% 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

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

see 97.5% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.