Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Argentina 3,780 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 26 times as long as Singapore’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 6,796 m above Singapore’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 7.5 times as many people as Singapore
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 503 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 1.3 cm taller than in Singapore
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Singapore and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 3 years older than in Argentina
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.5 more children on average than in Singapore
Argentina: 1.5 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 13% in Argentina
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Argentina 2
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 13% larger than Singapore’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 5 times as much per person as Argentina
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Argentina’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Argentina
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 5.8 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 80% more doctors per person than Singapore
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 20% more hospital beds per person than Singapore
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 53% higher than in Singapore
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.16 points higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 671 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 0.81 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 11 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (12 against 1)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 90% in Argentina
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 3.6 times as fast as in Argentina
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 92% in Argentina
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Argentina
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 19% more fine dust than in Singapore
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 65 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Singapore
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 7.1 times as deadly as in Singapore
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Singapore?
Argentina is larger. Singapore fits inside Argentina 3,780 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Singapore?
Argentina has 7.5 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 5.8 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Argentina or Singapore?
Men in Argentina are 1.3 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
