Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 44.8% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 11.2% more access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
be 48.3% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 27.5% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.6 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 10.8% fewer children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Singapore, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.5% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 37.2% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 89.6% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 76.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.2 times more electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 22.0 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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