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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Mongolia 2,149 times.

Mongolia: 1,564,120 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 3,717 times as densely populated as Mongolia.

Mongolia: 2 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Mongolia and Singapore are practically level.

Mongolia: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Mongolia 1.

Mongolia: 1 (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 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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Mongolia 0.7%.

Mongolia: 0.7% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (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 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)

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)

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 21% of Singapore, but only 9.1% of Mongolia.

Mongolia: 9.1% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 6.5 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Mongolia: 12.4 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

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

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Mongolia bigger than Singapore?

Mongolia is larger. Singapore fits inside Mongolia 2,149 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).

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