How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 130 times as long as Singapore’s.

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Norway’s highest peak towers 2,303 m above Singapore’s.

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Singapore has 9% more people than Norway.

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 553 times as densely populated as Norway.

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 4.4 years older than in Singapore.

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Norway have 0.5 more children on average than in Singapore.

Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Norway 3.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 14% larger than Norway’s.

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 57% more per person than Norway.

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Singapore’s.

Norway: 91% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Singapore.

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Singapore is 10% more likely to die before turning one than in Norway.

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 76% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Singapore.

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 871 more hours a year than in Norway.

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 1.1 years longer than in Singapore.

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

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

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

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 94% in Singapore.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Singapore are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

Norway: 84% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Norway: 109 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Norway: no data · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 21% of Singapore.

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Norway: 99% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 82% more fine dust than in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Singapore are 27% deadlier than in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data