How much coast is there?

Guatemala’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Singapore’s.

Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 4,054 m above Singapore’s.

Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Guatemala has 3.1 times as many people as Singapore.

Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 49 times as densely populated as Guatemala.

Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 12 years older than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Guatemala have 1.3 more children on average than in Singapore.

Guatemala: 2.29 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 5.0% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Guatemala 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 11 times as much per person as Guatemala.

Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Singapore and Guatemala are practically level.

Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 10 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.

Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Guatemala is 7.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.

Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Guatemala drink 40% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 133 more hours a year than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 6.1 years longer than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).

Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.

Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 656 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.

Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 21% of Singapore.

Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 8.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

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

Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 338 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Singapore.

Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Guatemala are 6.6 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data