Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
have 80.3% more doctors per person
Singapore has 28.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.
live 9.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.1% less spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
have 11.2% less access to essential health services
Singapore scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Russia scores 79 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
make 82.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.5% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% 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 Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.
be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 90.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.8% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 195.1 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 96.7 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.6% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 25.3% less electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 69.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 43.4% more CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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