Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Jamaica 15 times
Jamaica: 10,991 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Jamaica’s coastline is 5.3 times as long as Singapore’s
Jamaica: 1,022 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Jamaica’s highest peak towers 2,090 m above Singapore’s
Jamaica: 2,256 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Jamaica, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Jamaica: 39% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Singapore has 2.2 times as many people as Jamaica
Jamaica: 2.84 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 32 times as densely populated as Jamaica
Jamaica: 262 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Jamaica are 3.5 cm taller than in Singapore
Jamaica: 177 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Jamaica are 3.0 cm taller than in Singapore
Jamaica: 164.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 3.4 years older than in Jamaica
Jamaica: 31.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Jamaica have 0.4 more children on average than in Singapore
Jamaica: 1.35 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 8.6% in Jamaica
Jamaica: 8.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Jamaica: 0.011 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Jamaica and Singapore are practically level
Jamaica: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Jamaica 2
Jamaica: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 27 times the size of Jamaica’s
Jamaica: $22.7 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 12 times as much per person as Jamaica
Jamaica: Int$13,291 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Jamaica: 39.9 (2021) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Jamaica: 1.4% (2021) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Jamaica and Singapore are practically level
Jamaica: 3.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Jamaica 1.4%
Jamaica: 1.4% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Jamaica’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Jamaica: 23.7% (2020) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore and Jamaica are nearly identical here
Jamaica: 60% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 7.5 times as much on health per person as Jamaica
Jamaica: $520 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Jamaica
Jamaica: 71.6 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Jamaica is 7.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Jamaica: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Jamaica
Jamaica: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 70% more hospital beds per person than Jamaica
Jamaica: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 3.7 times that in Jamaica
Jamaica: 2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
36% of adults in Jamaica are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Jamaica: 35.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 12% in Jamaica
Jamaica: 11.5% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Jamaica
Jamaica: 6.31 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Jamaica drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Jamaica: 4.4 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Jamaica: 67 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Jamaica: 2,892 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 320 more hours a year than in Jamaica
Jamaica: 1,963 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 2 years longer than in Jamaica
Jamaica: 10 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Jamaica (2019)
Jamaica: 0.87 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Jamaica has 1 more World Heritage site than Singapore (2 against 1)
Jamaica: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jamaica has won 94 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Jamaica: 94 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 90% in Jamaica
Jamaica: 90% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 5.1 times as fast as in Jamaica
Jamaica: 138 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 98% in Jamaica
Jamaica: 97.7% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 59% in Jamaica
Jamaica: 59% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jamaica 118
Jamaica: 118 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 122 times as many passengers per resident as those from Jamaica
Jamaica: 0.06 (2018) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 57% of Jamaica, but only 22% of Singapore
Jamaica: 56.5% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Jamaica
Jamaica: 3 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Jamaica’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Jamaica: 12.6% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Jamaica carries 44% more fine dust than in Singapore
Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 716 times as likely to be murdered in Jamaica as in Singapore
Jamaica: 49.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Jamaica are 14 times as deadly as in Singapore
Jamaica: 31.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Jamaica: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Jamaica: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Jamaica bigger than Singapore?
Jamaica is larger. Singapore fits inside Jamaica 15 times.
Which has more people, Jamaica or Singapore?
Singapore has 2.2 times as many people as Jamaica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Jamaica or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 12 years longer than in Jamaica. Life expectancy at birth is 71.6 years in Jamaica and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Jamaica or Singapore?
Men in Jamaica are 3.5 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).