Quality of life comparison

live 4.2 years longer

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 70.1% less likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 72.3% more money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 34.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 57.7% lower top tax rate

Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 54.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

have 17.7% fewer children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 53.7% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 59.4% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 57.2% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.