Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 44.2% less likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 20.6% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 48.6% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 57.0% more money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 11.9% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 62.0% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 92.0% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 58.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 23.5% more electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 54.3% more CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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