Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside India 4,469 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 36 times as long as Singapore’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 8,420 m above Singapore’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 0.9% of Singapore
India: 59.9% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 240 times as many people as Singapore
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 17 times as densely populated as India
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 7.0 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.1 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 7 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 1.0 more children on average than in Singapore
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, India 3
India: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 6.6 times the size of Singapore’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 14 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
India: 23 (2023) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 2.8% in Singapore
India: 4.2% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 46 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 77% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2.1 times that in Singapore
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
India: 22.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.05 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 99 more hours a year than in Singapore
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 5.1 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 319 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 44 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (45 against 1)
India: 45 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 7.7 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 22% of Singapore
India: 24.4% (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 India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
India: 24.1% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 41 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Singapore
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 11 times as deadly as in Singapore
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Singapore?
India is larger. Singapore fits inside India 4,469 times.
Which has more people, India or Singapore?
India has 240 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in India or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 7.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
