Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Singapore, you would:

Health

live 3.8 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

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

Economy

make 58.7% less money

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

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

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

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 2.0 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 19.3% fewer children

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

Basic Needs

be 17.6% less likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 53.6% more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.4% more on healthcare

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

Geography

see 39.4 times more coastline

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

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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