Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 69.3% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% 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
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 77.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 54.9% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
have 30.2% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 31.4% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.9% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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