Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 39.1% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 25.3% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 26.9% fewer doctors per person
Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 24.9% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 Ireland, 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.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% less on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.7% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 89.2% less likely to be murdered
Ireland 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 32.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 54.8% more electricity
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 13.9% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 4.1 times more strain on fresh water
Ireland withdraws 8% 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 Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 61.4% more CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 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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