Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 17.7% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
be 37.2% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 25.8% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 37.5% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 63.3% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 58.2% less on education
Germany 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 63.4% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.9% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 92.3% less likely to be murdered
Germany 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 42.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 59.6% more electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 39.0% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 53.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.5% more CO2
Germany emits 6.9 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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