Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Canada 21,254 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 1,047 times as long as Singapore’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 5,793 m above Singapore’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 6.5% of Canada, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 6.8 times as many people as Singapore
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 1,779 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 5.3 cm taller than in Singapore
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 3.4 cm taller than in Singapore
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 5.2 years older than in Singapore
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Canada have 0.3 more children on average than in Singapore
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Canada 2
Canada: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Singapore’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 2.4 times as much per person as Canada
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada and Singapore are practically level
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Singapore’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 63% more on health per person than Singapore
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 1.2 years longer than in Canada
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Canada is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore and Canada are nearly identical here
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 11% more hospital beds per person than Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 15% higher than in Singapore
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.16 points higher than in Singapore
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 552 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 1.9 years longer than in Singapore
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Canada (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 21 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (22 against 1)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Singapore and Canada are practically level
Canada: 94% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2 times as fast as in Canada
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Singapore are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 83% in Canada
Canada: 83% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Canada
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 22% of Singapore
Canada: 42% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 45% more CO₂ than someone in Singapore
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Singapore carries 74% more fine dust than in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Singapore
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Canada are 3.3 times as deadly as in Singapore
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Singapore?
Canada is larger. Singapore fits inside Canada 21,254 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Singapore?
Canada has 6.8 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 1.2 years longer than in Canada. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Canada or Singapore?
Men in Canada are 5.3 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
