Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Kazakhstan 3,704 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
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 1,092 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 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 refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Singapore are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Kazakhstan 2
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Kazakhstan: 0% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Singapore: 13.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Singapore
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.5 times that in Singapore
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4.3 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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 22% of Singapore, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
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 8.9 times as deadly as in Singapore
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Singapore?
Kazakhstan is larger. Singapore fits inside Kazakhstan 3,704 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).
