Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 22.2% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 23.6% more access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
be 46.5% less likely to die by suicide
Serbia has a suicide rate of 15.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 6.5 times more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 52.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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.
have 19.6% fewer children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 44.1% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 94.7% less likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 74.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 91.6% more electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 16.7% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 5.8 times more strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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