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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Canada 21,476 times.

Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 1,796 times as densely populated as Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Canada 2.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.

Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (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 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)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

Singapore and Canada are practically level.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

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 39% of Canada, but only 21% of Singapore.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 2.5 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

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

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Canada bigger than Singapore?

Canada is larger. Singapore fits inside Canada 21,476 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).

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