Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Chile 1,028 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 33 times as long as Singapore’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 6,727 m above Singapore’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 14% of Chile, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 3.2 times as many people as Singapore
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 315 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Singapore and Chile are practically level
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 1.9 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 0.87 years older than in Singapore
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Chile have 0.2 more children on average than in Singapore
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Chile and Singapore are practically level
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Chile: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Chile 1
Chile: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 69% larger than Chile’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 4.3 times as much per person as Chile
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Chile: 43 (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Chile: 9% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Chile’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Chile
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 2 years longer than in Chile
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chile is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 18% more doctors per person than Singapore
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 45% more hospital beds per person than Chile
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 25% higher than in Singapore
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Chile
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 333 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 0.7 years longer than in Chile
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 8.1 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 94% in Singapore
Chile: 96% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 66% faster than in Chile
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 89% in Chile
Chile: 89% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chile 133
Chile: 133 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 7.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Chile
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 22% of Singapore
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chile
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 90% more fine dust than in Singapore
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 92 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Singapore
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 7.1 times as deadly as in Singapore
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Singapore?
Chile is larger. Singapore fits inside Chile 1,028 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Singapore?
Chile has 3.2 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 2 years longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Chile or Singapore?
Singapore and Chile are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
