Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 41.5% less likely to die by suicide
Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 15.7% less spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 35.7% fewer doctors per person
Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 67.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 56.5% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 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 20.4% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.1% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 93.9% less likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 31.5% less home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 9.3 times more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 20.2% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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