Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Brazil 11,569 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
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 331 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 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 refugees does it host?
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Brazil 1
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Brazil: 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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 12% more hospital beds per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 21% higher than in Singapore
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 25 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (26 against 1)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.4 times as fast as in Brazil
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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 22% of Singapore
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
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 11 times as deadly as in Singapore
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Singapore?
Brazil is larger. Singapore fits inside Brazil 11,569 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).
