Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 79.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
pay a 51.1% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
have 27.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.1% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 43.0% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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