Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 23.8% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 18.7% more access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
be 46.7% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 16.6% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.8 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 68.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 38.3% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 61.2% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 97.2% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 80.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.6 times more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
live with 32.6 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 42.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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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