If you lived in Singapore instead of Sweden, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 70.4% less likely to be obese

In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 84.2% more money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 66.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 61.5% lower top tax rate

Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 32.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

have 16.4% fewer children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 67.1% less on education

Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.4% less on healthcare

Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 94.0% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Skatteverket.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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