How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 17 times as long as Singapore’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 5,564 m above Singapore’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 8.7 times as many people as Singapore.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 177 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 3.5 years older than in Colombia.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Colombia have 0.7 more children on average than in Singapore.

Colombia: 1.63 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 10% in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Colombia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 32% larger than Colombia’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 7.2 times as much per person as Colombia.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 2.8%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Colombia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Colombia.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Colombia is 4.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 12% more doctors per person than Colombia.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Colombia.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 187 more hours a year than in Singapore.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 3 years longer than in Colombia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Singapore 171.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 9.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 21% of Singapore.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Colombia carries 24% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 361 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Singapore.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 8.5 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data