How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 78 times as long as Singapore’s.

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Singapore’s highest peak towers 136 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Singapore has 15% more people than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 421 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 2.2 years older than in Singapore.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in New Zealand have 0.6 more children on average than in Singapore.

New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, New Zealand 3.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 2.3 times the size of New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 2.8 times as much per person as New Zealand.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Singapore’s.

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 28% more on health per person than Singapore.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in New Zealand is 82% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 27% more doctors per person than Singapore.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.41 points higher than in Singapore.

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 576 more hours a year than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 0.89 years longer than in Singapore.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as New Zealand (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 94% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

New Zealand and Singapore are practically level.

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Zealand 130.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from New Zealand.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 21% of Singapore.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 48% more CO₂ than someone in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 74% more fine dust than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in New Zealand as in Singapore.

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in New Zealand are 3.5 times as deadly as in Singapore.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data