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 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 43 times as densely populated as Italy.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none.

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Italy 1.

Italy: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Singapore’s.

Italy: 69% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 89% in Italy.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 21% of Singapore.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

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)

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 2.6 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

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