Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
see 32.9% more spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
be 29.7% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 51.6% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.1 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 56.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.2% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 90.3% less likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 73.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 84.2% more electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 38.5% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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