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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Israel 30 times.

Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Israel’s coastline is 41% longer than Singapore’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Israel’s highest peak towers 2,070 m above Singapore’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Israel has 66% more people than Singapore.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 18 times as densely populated as Israel.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 2.5 cm taller than in Singapore.

Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 0.9 cm taller than in Singapore.

Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 6 years older than in Israel.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 1.9 more children on average than in Singapore.

Israel: 2.87 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 13% in Israel.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Israel 2.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 1% larger than Singapore’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 2.7 times as much per person as Israel.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 2.8%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Singapore’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Israel and Singapore are nearly identical here.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How long do people live?

Singapore and Israel are practically level.

Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Israel is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 34% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Singapore.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 92% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 393 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 1.5 years longer than in Singapore.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 88% in Israel.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Singapore are practically level.

Israel: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 92% in Israel.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Singapore 171.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Israel.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Israel carries 67% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 24 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Singapore.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Israel are 2.2 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Israel bigger than Singapore?

Israel is larger. Singapore fits inside Israel 30 times.

Which has more people, Israel or Singapore?

Israel has 66% more people than Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Israel or Singapore?

Singapore and Israel are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 83.3 in Singapore.

Are people taller in Israel or Singapore?

Men in Israel are 2.5 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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