How much coast is there?

The Netherlands’ coastline is 2.3 times as long as Singapore’s.

Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Netherlands’ highest peak towers 696 m above Singapore’s.

Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Netherlands has 3 times as many people as Singapore.

Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 16 times as densely populated as the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Netherlands is 6.3 years older than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Netherlands have 0.5 more children on average than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Netherlands: 20.9% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Netherlands: 11.1 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, the Netherlands 1.

Netherlands: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Netherlands’ economy is 2.2 times the size of Singapore’s.

Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 87% more per person than the Netherlands.

Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Netherlands: 25.7 (2021) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.9% in the Netherlands, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Netherlands: 3.9% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, the Netherlands 1.9%.

Netherlands: 1.9% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Singapore’s.

Netherlands: 84% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Netherlands spends 75% more on health per person than Singapore.

Netherlands: $6,845 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Netherlands is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Netherlands has 37% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

The Netherlands and Singapore are practically level.

Netherlands: 16.9% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in the Netherlands smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Netherlands: 20.5% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the Netherlands rate their lives 0.64 points higher than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 7.22 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Netherlands drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 844 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Netherlands went to school 0.68 years longer than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as the Netherlands (2019).

Netherlands: 0.91 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 94% in Singapore.

Netherlands: 97% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

The Netherlands and Singapore are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 96% in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 96% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Netherlands 129.

Netherlands: 129 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 2.29 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 11% of the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 11.1% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Netherlands: 51.2% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 27% more fine dust than in the Netherlands.

Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in the Netherlands as in Singapore.

Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Netherlands are 79% deadlier than in Singapore.

Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data