Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Egypt 1,361 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 13 times as long as Singapore’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 2,463 m above Singapore’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 4.2% of Egypt, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 19 times as many people as Singapore
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 71 times as densely populated as Egypt
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 1.1 cm taller than in Singapore
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Singapore and Egypt are practically level
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 11 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.8 more children on average than in Singapore
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Egypt 1
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 65% larger than Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 8.1 times as much per person as Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 4× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 28 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 9.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 4.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 9.1 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.72 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 85 more hours a year than in Singapore
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 1.9 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 8.7 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Singapore are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 55 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Egypt’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 19 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Singapore
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 5.4 times as deadly as in Singapore
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Singapore?
Egypt is larger. Singapore fits inside Egypt 1,361 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Singapore?
Egypt has 19 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Egypt or Singapore?
Men in Egypt are 1.1 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
