Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 16.4% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 75.1% more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 12.7% more access to essential health services
Estonia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
be 45.8% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 18.3% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 95.5% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 56.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 84.1% more electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 21.3% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 2.5 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 76.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 25.6% more CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 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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