Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Pakistan 1,082 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Singapore’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 8,445 m above Singapore’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 42 times as many people as Singapore
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 25 times as densely populated as Pakistan
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.5 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 15 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.6 more children on average than in Singapore
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Pakistan 2
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 48% larger than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 25 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore and Pakistan are practically level
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 129 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 22 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 4.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 25% higher than in Singapore
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 188 more hours a year than in Singapore
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 7.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (6 against 1)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 30 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 277 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 63 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Singapore
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 7.3 times as deadly as in Singapore
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Singapore?
Pakistan is larger. Singapore fits inside Pakistan 1,082 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Singapore?
Pakistan has 42 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
