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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Brazil 11,690 times.

Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 39 times as long as Singapore’s.

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 2,828 m above Singapore’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Brazil has 35 times as many people as Singapore.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 334 times as densely populated as Brazil.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in Singapore.

Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Brazil are 1.1 cm taller than in Singapore.

Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 1.2 years older than in Brazil.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.6 more children on average than in Singapore.

Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Brazil 1.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Singapore’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 7 times as much per person as Brazil.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Singapore live 7.3 years longer than in Brazil.

Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 20% more doctors per person than Brazil.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Singapore.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 289 more hours a year than in Brazil.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 3.6 years longer than in Brazil.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 68 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Singapore and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 21% of Singapore.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 4.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 25% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 279 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Singapore.

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 8.3 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Brazil bigger than Singapore?

Brazil is larger. Singapore fits inside Brazil 11,690 times.

Which has more people, Brazil or Singapore?

Brazil has 35 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Brazil or Singapore?

People in Singapore live 7.3 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 83.3 in Singapore.

Are people taller in Brazil or Singapore?

Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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