Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Nigeria 1,256 times
Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Nigeria’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as Singapore’s
Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Nigeria’s highest peak towers 2,253 m above Singapore’s
Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Nigeria: 77.1% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 39 times as many people as Singapore
Nigeria: 238 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 32 times as densely populated as Nigeria
Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 1.9 cm taller than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 17 years older than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 3.4 more children on average than in Singapore
Nigeria: 4.38 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 3.1% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Nigeria: 0.042 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Nigeria 1
Nigeria: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Nigeria’s
Nigeria: $291 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 17 times as much per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Nigeria: 33.9 (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Nigeria: 41.8% (2022) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Nigeria and Singapore are practically level
Nigeria: 3.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Nigeria: 0.9% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Nigeria: no data · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 4.7× Nigeria’s
Nigeria: 13% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 59 times as much on health per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: $67 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 29 years longer than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 32 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 7.5 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria
Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Nigeria: no data · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 12% higher than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 12.1% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 3.1% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 1.80 points higher than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 4.79 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 7% more alcohol than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 221 more hours a year than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 4.4 years longer than in Nigeria
Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 932 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019)
Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Nigeria has 1 more World Heritage site than Singapore (2 against 1)
Nigeria: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 41% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 16 times as fast as in Nigeria
Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 62.5% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria
Nigeria: 64% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71
Nigeria: 71 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 350 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria
Nigeria: 0.02 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 19% of Nigeria
Nigeria: 18.9% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria
Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Nigeria: 31.3% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 228 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Singapore
Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 11 times as deadly as in Singapore
Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Nigeria bigger than Singapore?
Nigeria is larger. Singapore fits inside Nigeria 1,256 times.
Which has more people, Nigeria or Singapore?
Nigeria has 39 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nigeria or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 29 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 54.6 years in Nigeria and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Nigeria or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 1.9 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
