Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Guatemala 148 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Guatemala, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 48 times as densely populated as Guatemala
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 9.1 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 10.4 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Guatemala 1
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Guatemala: 9.7% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 6.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 33% higher than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Guatemala has 3 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (4 against 1)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4.7 times as fast as in Guatemala
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 22% of Singapore
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 9.2 times as deadly as in Singapore
Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Singapore?
Guatemala is larger. Singapore fits inside Guatemala 148 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Singapore?
Guatemala has 3.1 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 9.1 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
