Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Mongolia 2,126 times
Mongolia: 1,564,120 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mongolia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mongolia’s highest peak towers 4,208 m above Singapore’s
Mongolia: 4,374 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of Mongolia, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Mongolia: 68.8% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Singapore has 71% more people than Mongolia
Mongolia: 3.57 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 3,682 times as densely populated as Mongolia
Mongolia: 2 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 2.8 cm taller than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 170.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 1.4 cm taller than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 159.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 8.3 years older than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 26.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mongolia have 1.5 more children on average than in Singapore
Mongolia: 2.5 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 5.4% in Mongolia
Mongolia: 5.4% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mongolia: 0.0031 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mongolia and Singapore are practically level
Mongolia: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Mongolia 1
Mongolia: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 24 times the size of Mongolia’s
Mongolia: $25.4 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 7.9 times as much per person as Mongolia
Mongolia: Int$20,798 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Mongolia: 31.4 (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Mongolia: 0.4% (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.2% in Mongolia, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Mongolia: 5.2% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Mongolia 0.9%
Mongolia: 0.9% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mongolia’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Mongolia: 16.9% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Mongolia’s
Mongolia: 34% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 11 times as much on health per person as Mongolia
Mongolia: $360 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 72.4 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mongolia is 5.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Mongolia: 11.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mongolia has 46% more doctors per person than Singapore
Mongolia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mongolia has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Singapore
Mongolia: 8.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mongolia is 2.2 times that in Singapore
Mongolia: 16 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Mongolia are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Mongolia: 25.5% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Mongolia smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Mongolia: 29.5% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.65 points higher than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 5.94 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mongolia drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Mongolia: 7.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mongolia: 136.1 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Mongolia: 3,031 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Mongolia: no data · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 2.6 years longer than in Mongolia
Mongolia: 9.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Mongolia (2019)
Mongolia: 0.21 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mongolia has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Mongolia: 7 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mongolia has won 31 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Mongolia: 31 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 85% in Mongolia
Mongolia: 85% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 6.2 times as fast as in Mongolia
Mongolia: 113 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 99% in Mongolia
Mongolia: 99.1% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 71% in Mongolia
Mongolia: 71% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mongolia 141
Mongolia: 141 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mongolia: 1,821 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 36 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mongolia
Mongolia: 0.22 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 9.1% of Mongolia
Mongolia: 9.1% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mongolia emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Singapore
Mongolia: 12.9 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
8.4% of Mongolia’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Mongolia: 8.4% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mongolia carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Mongolia: 38.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 82 times as likely to be murdered in Mongolia as in Singapore
Mongolia: 5.6 per 100k (2024) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mongolia are 7.8 times as deadly as in Singapore
Mongolia: 18 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mongolia: 2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Mongolia: 266 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mongolia bigger than Singapore?
Mongolia is larger. Singapore fits inside Mongolia 2,126 times.
Which has more people, Mongolia or Singapore?
Singapore has 71% more people than Mongolia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mongolia or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Mongolia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Mongolia and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Mongolia or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 2.8 cm taller than in Mongolia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
