Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Colombia 1,551 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Colombia, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 175 times as densely populated as Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 3.3 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Colombia: 8.5% (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 and Singapore are practically level
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 5.4 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 65% more hospital beds per person than Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 7% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (9 against 1)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.9 times as fast as in Colombia
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 22% of Singapore
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 12 times as deadly as in Singapore
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Singapore?
Colombia is larger. Singapore fits inside Colombia 1,551 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Singapore?
Colombia has 8.7 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 5.4 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Colombia or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
