Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
be 17.7% less likely to be obese
In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.
have 47.9% more doctors per person
Singapore has 28.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.
be 13.7% less likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.8% less spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
make 56.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.9% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.8% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 88.0% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 39.4 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
Safety
be 8.1 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.3% more home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.
live with 10.5% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 47.3% less electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Italy uses 5,137 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 34.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 47.9% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.
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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