Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
have 19.9% more doctors per person
Singapore has 28.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.
live 6.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 31.3% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
see 53.7% less spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
have 15.7% less access to essential health services
Singapore scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.
be 87.8% more likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 73.4% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 97.3% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 62.1% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 35.7 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.9% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 61.4% less electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 62.6% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 73.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 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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