Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Cambodia 246 times
Cambodia: 181,035 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 35% of Cambodia, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Cambodia: 34.7% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
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 83 times as densely populated as Cambodia
Cambodia: 101 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 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 refugees does it host?
Cambodia: 0.0013 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cambodia and Singapore are practically level
Cambodia: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Cambodia 1
Cambodia: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Cambodia 1.5%
Cambodia: 1.5% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Cambodia’s 12%
Cambodia: 12.2% (2023) · Singapore: 13.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Cambodia
Cambodia: 0.7 per 1,000 (2018) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 40% higher than in Cambodia
Cambodia: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cambodia has 4 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (5 against 1)
Cambodia: 5 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Cambodia none
Cambodia: 0 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 8.7 times as fast as in Cambodia
Cambodia: 80 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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 38% of Cambodia, but only 22% of Singapore
Cambodia: 37.6% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
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 9.2 times as deadly as in Singapore
Cambodia: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cambodia bigger than Singapore?
Cambodia is larger. Singapore fits inside Cambodia 246 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).
