Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.1 years longer

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 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 75.0% less likely to be obese

In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 72.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 53.4% lower top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 82.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.9% less on education

Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 41.4% less on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.7% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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