Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Algeria 3,238 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Singapore’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,742 m above Singapore’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 7.8 times as many people as Singapore
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 423 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 1.5 cm taller than in Singapore
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 1.0 cm taller than in Singapore
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 6.9 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.8 more children on average than in Singapore
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 8.8 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 3.0%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 17 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 6.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 8.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 71% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 75% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 2.3 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 5.2 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 51 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 4.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4.3 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Singapore are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 51 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
5.5% of Singapore’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 18% more fine dust than in Singapore
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Algeria as in Singapore
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 9.7 times as deadly as in Singapore
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Singapore?
Algeria is larger. Singapore fits inside Algeria 3,238 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Singapore?
Algeria has 7.8 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 6.9 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Algeria or Singapore?
Men in Algeria are 1.5 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
