Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 73.0% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 49.5% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 15.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 52.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, 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.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% less on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.