Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 23.5% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
be 32.0% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 35.2% fewer doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, 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 33.9% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 94.6% less likely to be murdered
Iceland has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 20.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 25.9% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 85.3 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 80.1% less electricity
Iceland uses 48,998 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.4% more CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 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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