How much coast is there?

Singapore’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Belgium’s highest peak towers 528 m above Singapore’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Belgium has 2 times as many people as Singapore.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 22 times as densely populated as Belgium.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 6.3 years older than in Singapore.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Belgium have 0.5 more children on average than in Singapore.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Belgium 3.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 20% larger than Singapore’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 2.2 times as much per person as Belgium.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Singapore’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 51% more on health per person than Singapore.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Belgium is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 26% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Singapore.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 690 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 0.7 years longer than in Singapore.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Belgium (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 94% in Singapore.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Singapore are practically level.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 88% in Belgium.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 8.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Belgium.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 21% of Singapore.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 27% more CO₂ than someone in Belgium.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 31% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in Belgium as in Singapore.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Belgium are 2.4 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data