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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Kazakhstan 3,743 times.

Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,844 m above Singapore’s.

Kazakhstan: 7,010 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?

Kazakhstan has 3.4 times as many people as Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 1,102 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Kazakhstan and Singapore are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 5.6 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 2.0 more children on average than in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 2.98 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 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kazakhstan and Singapore are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 2 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 3.7 times as much per person as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 8 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Singapore live 8.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 32% more doctors per person than Singapore.

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

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 308 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.56 years longer than in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).

Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Kazakhstan and Singapore are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.

Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 51% more CO₂ than someone in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 31% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 16 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 37 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 6.4 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Kazakhstan bigger than Singapore?

Kazakhstan is larger. Singapore fits inside Kazakhstan 3,743 times.

Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Singapore?

Kazakhstan has 3.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Singapore?

People in Singapore live 8.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 83.3 in Singapore.

Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Singapore?

Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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