Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 88.5% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 68.2% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.9% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 283.5 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.