Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
see 45.4% more spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Norway spends $9,523 as of 2023.
have 75.5% more doctors per person
Singapore has 28.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Norway has 49.8 as of 2023.
be 18.8% more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2024.
be 62.8% more likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Norway, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Norway, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 83.3% less 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 Norway, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
have 31.1% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Norway spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 130.3 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
Safety
be 21.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Norway, they kill 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 10.3 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 62.4% more home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Norway has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 93.9% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Norway withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.4 times more electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Norway uses 23,673 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 65.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Norway, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.4% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Norway emits 7.2 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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Norway: At a glance
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