Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Bangladesh 201 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 3 times as long as Singapore’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bangladesh’s highest peak towers 894 m above Singapore’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 29 times as many people as Singapore
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 6.2 times as densely populated as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 8.9 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 9.8 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.2 more children on average than in Singapore
Bangladesh: 2.14 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 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 32% larger than Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 16 times as much per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 73 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 8.4 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 62% higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.27 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 748 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 100 more hours a year than in Singapore
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 5.2 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 1,102 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bangladesh has 2 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (3 against 1)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 8.2 times as fast as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 206 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
5.5% of Singapore’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Singapore
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 15 times as deadly as in Singapore
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Singapore?
Bangladesh is larger. Singapore fits inside Bangladesh 201 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Singapore?
Bangladesh has 29 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 8.4 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
