Iran vs Singapore
Iran vs Singapore: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 7.3 per 100,000 people in Singapore, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Singapore, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.34 times that in Iran.
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, Iran ranked 158 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 | Iran | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 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
Iran vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025