How much coast is there?

Finland’s coastline is 6.5 times as long as Singapore’s.

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Finland’s highest peak towers 1,162 m above Singapore’s.

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Singapore has 8% more people than Finland.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 458 times as densely populated as Finland.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 7.7 years older than in Singapore.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Finland have 0.3 more children on average than in Singapore.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Finland 2.

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

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 90% larger than Finland’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 2.5 times as much per person as Finland.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Singapore’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 41% more on health per person than Singapore.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Singapore is 16% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 27% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 1.18 points higher than in Singapore.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 786 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 0.99 year longer than in Singapore.

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Finland (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 94% in Finland.

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

Who has electricity at home?

Finland and Singapore are practically level.

Finland: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.

Finland: 75% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.

Finland: 126 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Finland.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 21% of Singapore.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 74% more CO₂ than someone in Finland.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Finland as in Singapore.

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Finland are 2.2 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data