Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Peru 1,747 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 13 times as long as Singapore’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 6,580 m above Singapore’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 19% of Peru, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Peru: 19% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 5.7 times as many people as Singapore
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 312 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.9 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 5.7 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 1.0 more children on average than in Singapore
Peru: 1.97 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 9.5% in Peru
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Peru 3
Peru: 3 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 80% larger than Peru’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 8.7 times as much per person as Peru
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Peru’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 8.8 times as much on health per person as Peru
Peru: $446 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 5.4 years longer than in Peru
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 68% more doctors per person than Peru
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 80% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 2.5 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Peru
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 140 more hours a year than in Peru
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 1.8 years longer than in Peru
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 36 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 12 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (13 against 1)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 82% in Peru
Peru: 82% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.4 times as fast as in Peru
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 86% in Peru
Peru: 86% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Peru: 125 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 22% of Singapore
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 125 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Singapore
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 7.3 times as deadly as in Singapore
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Singapore?
Peru is larger. Singapore fits inside Peru 1,747 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Singapore?
Peru has 5.7 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 5.4 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Peru or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
