Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 48.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 56.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 48.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Singapore: At a glance
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