Quality of life comparison

live 10.4 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 74.2% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 3.3 times more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 61.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.

spend 53.3% less on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 18.7% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 61.2% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.