Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
see 18.6% more spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.
have 55.5% more doctors per person
Singapore has 28.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.
be 70.9% more likely to die by suicide
Singapore has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sweden, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
make 36.1% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% 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 Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 25.7% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 11.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 16.7 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 16.4 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 10.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 46.1% more home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.
live with 89.2% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 25.4% more electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sweden uses 12,226 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 Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.4% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 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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