Indonesia vs Singapore
Indonesia vs Singapore: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 3.1 per 100,000 people in Indonesia and 7.3 per 100,000 people in Singapore, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Singapore, by 4.2 per 100,000 people, or 2.35 times that in Indonesia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Indonesia ranked 189 and Singapore ranked 129 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Indonesia | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.5 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.7 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.9 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.9 | 13.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025