Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 41.9% more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
pay a 60.7% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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 Japan, 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 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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, National Tax Agency Japan.
Singapore: At a glance
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