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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Cambodia 249 times.

Cambodia: 181,040 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Cambodia’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Singapore’s.

Cambodia: 443 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cambodia’s highest peak towers 1,644 m above Singapore’s.

Cambodia: 1,810 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?

Cambodia has 2.9 times as many people as Singapore.

Cambodia: 17.8 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 84 times as densely populated as Cambodia.

Cambodia: 101 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Singapore are 8.2 cm taller than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 165.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Singapore are 6.6 cm taller than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 154.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 9.3 years older than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 25.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Cambodia have 1.6 more children on average than in Singapore.

Cambodia: 2.55 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 6.4% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 6.4% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cambodia and Singapore are practically level.

Cambodia: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Cambodia 1.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 12 times the size of Cambodia’s.

Cambodia: $51.3 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 19 times as much per person as Cambodia.

Cambodia: Int$8,543 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.8% in Singapore, versus 0.3% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 0.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Cambodia 1.5%.

Cambodia: 1.5% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Cambodia’s.

Cambodia: 34% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 34 times as much on health per person as Cambodia.

Cambodia: $115 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Singapore live 13 years longer than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 70.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Cambodia is 7.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Cambodia: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 13 times as many doctors per person as Cambodia.

Cambodia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 4.9% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 4.9% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

19% of adults in Cambodia smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Cambodia: 18.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 2.12 points higher than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 4.46 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cambodia drink 91% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Cambodia: 4.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Cambodia: 16.1 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Cambodia: 2,643 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Cambodia put in 106 more hours a year than in Singapore.

Cambodia: 2,389 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 6.8 years longer than in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 5.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Cambodia (2019).

Cambodia: 0.13 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 68% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 68% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 99% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 99.2% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 41% in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 41% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cambodia 116.

Cambodia: 116 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Cambodia: 642 km (2014) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 205 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cambodia.

Cambodia: 0.04 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 43% of Cambodia, but only 21% of Singapore.

Cambodia: 43.1% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 7.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cambodia.

Cambodia: 1.2 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

41% of Cambodia’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Cambodia: 40.9% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Cambodia carries 56% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Cambodia: 19 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Cambodia: no data · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Cambodia are 9.9 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Cambodia: 18.8 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Cambodia: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Cambodia: 1,849 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Cambodia bigger than Singapore?

Cambodia is larger. Singapore fits inside Cambodia 249 times.

Which has more people, Cambodia or Singapore?

Cambodia has 2.9 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Cambodia or Singapore?

People in Singapore live 13 years longer than in Cambodia. Life expectancy at birth is 70.8 years in Cambodia and 83.3 in Singapore.

Are people taller in Cambodia or Singapore?

Men in Singapore are 8.2 cm taller than in Cambodia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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