How much coast is there?

Indonesia’s coastline is 284 times as long as Singapore’s.

Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Indonesia’s highest peak towers 4,718 m above Singapore’s.

Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Indonesia has 47 times as many people as Singapore.

Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 56 times as densely populated as Indonesia.

Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 5.3 years older than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Indonesia have 1.1 more children on average than in Singapore.

Indonesia: 2.12 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 7.5% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Indonesia 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Indonesia’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Singapore’s.

Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 9.3 times as much per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Indonesia and Singapore are practically level.

Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.

Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Indonesia’s.

Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 30 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Indonesia is 6.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Singapore drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 325 more hours a year than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 3.3 years longer than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).

Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Singapore and Indonesia are practically level.

Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.

Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 21% of Singapore.

Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Indonesia carries 52% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Indonesia as in Singapore.

Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Indonesia are 5.9 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data