Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Australia 10,524 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 133 times as long as Singapore’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 2,062 m above Singapore’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 4.5 times as many people as Singapore
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 2,347 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 5.3 cm taller than in Singapore
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 3.4 cm taller than in Singapore
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 2.6 years older than in Singapore
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Australia have 0.5 more children on average than in Singapore
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Australia 1
Australia: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 3 times the size of Singapore’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 2.3 times as much per person as Australia
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Singapore’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 78% more on health per person than Singapore
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
Singapore and Australia are practically level
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Australia is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 44% more doctors per person than Singapore
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 36% more hospital beds per person than Singapore
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 73% higher than in Singapore
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 12% in Australia
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Singapore
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 672 more hours a year than in Australia
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 0.88 years longer than in Singapore
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 20 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (21 against 1)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 94% in Singapore
Australia: 96% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.7 times as fast as in Australia
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Singapore are practically level
Australia: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 88% in Australia
Australia: 88% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113
Australia: 113 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Australia
Australia: 2.5 (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 Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 57% more CO₂ than someone in Singapore
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Singapore carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Australia as in Singapore
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Australia are 3.3 times as deadly as in Singapore
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Singapore?
Australia is larger. Singapore fits inside Australia 10,524 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Singapore?
Australia has 4.5 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Singapore?
Singapore and Australia are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Australia or Singapore?
Men in Australia are 5.3 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).