Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Italy 411 times
Italy: 302,070 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 39 times as long as Singapore’s
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 4,582 m above Singapore’s
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Italy: 43.6% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 9.6 times as many people as Singapore
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 42 times as densely populated as Italy
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 0.9 cm taller than in Singapore
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Italy and Singapore are practically level
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 12 years older than in Singapore
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Italy have 0.2 more children on average than in Singapore
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Italy: 3.4 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Italy 1
Italy: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Singapore’s
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 2.6 times as much per person as Italy
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Italy: 0.9% (2023) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.9%
Italy: 1.9% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Italy: 25.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Singapore’s
Italy: 69% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 15% more on health per person than Italy
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 0.6 years longer than in Singapore
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Italy is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 48% more doctors per person than Singapore
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 9% more hospital beds per person than Singapore
Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 28% higher than in Italy
Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Singapore and Italy are practically level
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 582 more hours a year than in Italy
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 1.2 years longer than in Italy
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Italy (2019)
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 61 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (62 against 1)
Italy: 62 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Italy: 829 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 89% in Italy
Italy: 89% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.6 times as fast as in Italy
Italy: 274 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Singapore are practically level
Italy: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 70% in Italy
Italy: 70% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Italy 133
Italy: 133 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 22% of Singapore
Italy: 31.8% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 82% more CO₂ than someone in Italy
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Italy carries 25% more fine dust than in Singapore
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.2 times as likely to be murdered in Italy as in Singapore
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Italy are 3.7 times as deadly as in Singapore
Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Singapore?
Italy is larger. Singapore fits inside Italy 411 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Singapore?
Italy has 9.6 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Singapore?
People in Italy live 0.6 years longer than in Singapore. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Italy or Singapore?
Men in Italy are 0.9 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
