Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Indonesia 2,606 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 7.2 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.9 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Indonesia 1
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Indonesia: 3.7% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 3.3 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (10 against 1)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 8.6 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 22% of Singapore
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 7.6 times as deadly as in Singapore
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Singapore?
Indonesia is larger. Singapore fits inside Indonesia 2,606 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Singapore?
Indonesia has 47 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 7.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
