Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Lesotho 41 times
Lesotho: 30,360 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Lesotho: 0 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Lesotho’s highest peak towers 3,316 m above Singapore’s
Lesotho: 3,482 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 93% of Lesotho, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Lesotho: 92.9% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Singapore has 2.6 times as many people as Lesotho
Lesotho: 2.36 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 108 times as densely populated as Lesotho
Lesotho: 78 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 5.6 cm taller than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 167.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 4.6 cm taller than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 156.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 14 years older than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 21.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Lesotho have 1.7 more children on average than in Singapore
Lesotho: 2.66 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 3.9% in Lesotho
Lesotho: 3.9% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Lesotho: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Lesotho and Singapore are practically level
Lesotho: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Lesotho 2
Lesotho: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 235 times the size of Lesotho’s
Lesotho: $2.57 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 51 times as much per person as Lesotho
Lesotho: Int$3,184 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Lesotho: 44.9 (2017) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Lesotho: 41.9% (2017) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 16% in Lesotho, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Lesotho: 16.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Lesotho 1.6%
Lesotho: 1.6% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Lesotho’s central government collects 35% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Lesotho: 35.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Lesotho’s
Lesotho: 34% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 32 times as much on health per person as Lesotho
Lesotho: $123 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 26 years longer than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 57.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Lesotho is 26 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Lesotho: 56.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 12 times as many doctors per person as Lesotho
Lesotho: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Lesotho: no data · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Lesotho is 4.8 times that in Singapore
Lesotho: 35 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
20% of adults in Lesotho are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Lesotho: 20.2% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Lesotho smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Lesotho: 28% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 4.38 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Lesotho drink 95% more alcohol than in Singapore
Lesotho: 4.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Lesotho: 18.8 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Lesotho: 1,873 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Lesotho: no data · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 4.3 years longer than in Lesotho
Lesotho: 7.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Lesotho: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Lesotho and Singapore are practically level
Lesotho: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Lesotho none
Lesotho: 0 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 52% in Lesotho
Lesotho: 52% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 8.6 times as fast as in Lesotho
Lesotho: 82 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 61% in Lesotho
Lesotho: 60.6% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 45% in Lesotho
Lesotho: 45% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Lesotho 70
Lesotho: 70 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Lesotho: no data · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 1.1% of Lesotho
Lesotho: 1.1% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 8.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Lesotho
Lesotho: 1.1 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Lesotho’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Lesotho: 100% (2022) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Lesotho carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Lesotho: 24.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Lesotho: no data · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Lesotho are 13 times as deadly as in Singapore
Lesotho: 29.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Lesotho: 11.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Lesotho: 1,060 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Lesotho bigger than Singapore?
Lesotho is larger. Singapore fits inside Lesotho 41 times.
Which has more people, Lesotho or Singapore?
Singapore has 2.6 times as many people as Lesotho (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Lesotho or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 26 years longer than in Lesotho. Life expectancy at birth is 57.8 years in Lesotho and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Lesotho or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 5.6 cm taller than in Lesotho (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
