Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Spain, you would:
Health
see 32.8% more spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
be 11.0% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
have 34.0% fewer doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.6 times more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 13.8% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 89.9% less likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 45.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 23.1% less strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 87.6% more electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
find 29.1% less home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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