Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $59,200 as of 2022.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
have 20.5% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 89.3% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Netherlands spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 82.0% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.