Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 59.0% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 19.3% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.6% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.4% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.4 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Italy: At a glance
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