How much coast is there?

The Philippines’ coastline is 188 times as long as Singapore’s.

Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Philippines’ highest peak towers 2,788 m above Singapore’s.

Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Philippines has 19 times as many people as Singapore.

Philippines: 117 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 22 times as densely populated as the Philippines.

Philippines: 392 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 9.8 years older than in the Philippines.

Philippines: 25.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.9 more children on average than in Singapore.

Philippines: 1.89 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 5.7% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 5.7% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Philippines: 0.1 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, the Philippines 2.

Philippines: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 24% larger than the Philippines’.

Philippines: $487 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 13 times as much per person as the Philippines.

Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Philippines: 39.3 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.8% in Singapore, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 2.2% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.

Philippines: 1.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the Philippines’.

Philippines: 33% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 20 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.

Philippines: $194 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Philippines is 9.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.

Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 9.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Philippines: 19.9% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in the Philippines.

Philippines: 6.21 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Philippines drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 187 more hours a year than in the Philippines.

Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 2 years longer than in the Philippines.

Philippines: 10 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 93 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).

Philippines: 0.02 (2022) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 67% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 94.8% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.

Philippines: 56% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.

Philippines: 115 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Philippines: 509 km (2016) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.

Philippines: 0.36 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 21% of Singapore.

Philippines: 24.5% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.

Philippines: 1.5 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Philippines: 23.3% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Philippines carries 89% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 63 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Singapore.

Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Philippines are 5.1 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data