Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 12.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
make 80.5% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 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 Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Serbia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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