Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 62.4% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 25.4% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
be 85.4% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 63.8% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 60.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.1% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 36.8% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 95.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. 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 Israel, 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
live with 74.8% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 35.7% more electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 53.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 69.0% more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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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