Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (83 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 70.5% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $94,100 as of 2017, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,800 as of 2017.
be 9.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 21.5% as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.7 children do as of 2020.
have 12.4% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Greece, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Greece, about 73.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 70.9 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.