Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 29.8% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
be 44.4% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 21.5% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 76.0% more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 65.7% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 57.1% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.6% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 92.9% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 54.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 23.8% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 4.7 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 34.2% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.0% more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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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