Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.9% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.1% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Singapore: At a glance
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