Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Norway, 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 73.6% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.9% more money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 32.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 46.5% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.