Iceland vs Singapore: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Singapore rank
185th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.659 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.794 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.022 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | 0.316 deaths per 100 live births | 0.003 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.265 deaths per 100 live births | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | 0.003 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.034 deaths per 100 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Singapore?
- Iceland, at 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Singapore?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.