Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside the Philippines 408 times
Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Philippines: 42.7% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines
Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 7.2 cm taller than in the Philippines
Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Philippines: 0.1 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, the Philippines 2
Philippines: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Philippines: 5.3% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%
Philippines: 1.3% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Philippines: 14.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the Philippines’
Philippines: 33% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 13 years longer than in the Philippines
Philippines: 69.9 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines
Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 2.4 times that in the Philippines
Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 5 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (6 against 1)
Philippines: 6 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Philippines: 18 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Philippines: 67% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4.2 times as fast as in the Philippines
Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 22% of Singapore
Philippines: 24.8% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 6 times as deadly as in Singapore
Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Philippines bigger than Singapore?
The Philippines is larger. Singapore fits inside the Philippines 408 times.
Which has more people, the Philippines or Singapore?
The Philippines has 19 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Philippines or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 13 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in the Philippines and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in the Philippines or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 8.3 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).