Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 23.4% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2024.
see 69.6% less spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bosnia and Herzegovina spends $1,989 as of 2023.
have 25.8% less access to essential health services
Singapore scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 66 as of 2021.
be 10.7% more likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 9.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 11.0% as of 2025.
make 89.5% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $10,382 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 98.7% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.6% less coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
Safety
be 17.4 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 7.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they kill 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.8% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 62.3% less electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina uses 3,677 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 33.8% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 6.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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