Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Papua New Guinea 636 times.
Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Papua New Guinea’s coastline is 27 times as long as Singapore’s.
Papua New Guinea: 5,152 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Papua New Guinea’s highest peak towers 4,343 m above Singapore’s.
Papua New Guinea: 4,509 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Papua New Guinea has 76% more people than Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 10.8 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 358 times as densely populated as Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 24 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 10.4 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 163.1 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 4.4 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 156.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 13 years older than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Papua New Guinea have 2.1 more children on average than in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 3.07 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 3.6% in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 3.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Papua New Guinea and Singapore are practically level.
Papua New Guinea: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Papua New Guinea 3.
Papua New Guinea: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 19 times the size of Papua New Guinea’s.
Papua New Guinea: $32.5 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 31 times as much per person as Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: Int$5,215 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Singapore and Papua New Guinea are practically level.
Papua New Guinea: 2.6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Papua New Guinea 0.3%.
Papua New Guinea: 0.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Papua New Guinea’s.
Papua New Guinea: 58% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 46 times as much on health per person as Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: $85 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 17 years longer than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 66.3 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Papua New Guinea is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 31.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 46 times as many doctors per person as Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Papua New Guinea are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 27.6% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
39% of adults in Papua New Guinea smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 39.3% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Papua New Guinea: no data · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Papua New Guinea: 58.5 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Papua New Guinea: 2,177 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Papua New Guinea: no data · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 7 years longer than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 5 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 330 times as many tourists per resident as Papua New Guinea (2019).
Papua New Guinea: 0.01 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 19% in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 19% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 43% in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 43.3% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 16% in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 16% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Papua New Guinea 39.
Papua New Guinea: 39 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 54 times as many passengers per resident as those from Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 0.14 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 79% of Papua New Guinea, but only 21% of Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 79% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 0.8 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Papua New Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 23.7% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Singapore carries 11% more fine dust than in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea: 11 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Papua New Guinea: no data · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Papua New Guinea are 7.8 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea: 14.9 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Papua New Guinea: 24°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Papua New Guinea: 4,281 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Quick answers
Is Papua New Guinea bigger than Singapore?
Papua New Guinea is larger. Singapore fits inside Papua New Guinea 636 times.
Which has more people, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
Papua New Guinea has 76% more people than Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 17 years longer than in Papua New Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 66.3 years in Papua New Guinea and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 10.4 cm taller than in Papua New Guinea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
