Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 78.9% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% 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
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 46.8% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% 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: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Singapore: At a glance
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