How much coast is there?

Portugal’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Singapore’s.

Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Portugal’s highest peak towers 2,185 m above Singapore’s.

Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Portugal has 77% more people than Singapore.

Portugal: 10.8 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 72 times as densely populated as Portugal.

Portugal: 118 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 11 years older than in Singapore.

Portugal: 46.2 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Portugal have 0.4 more children on average than in Singapore.

Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Portugal: 24.9% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Portugal: 1.9 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Portugal 1.

Portugal: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 74% larger than Portugal’s.

Portugal: $347 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 3.1 times as much per person as Portugal.

Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Portugal: 33.9 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Portugal: 6.2% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.

Portugal: 1.5% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore and Portugal are nearly identical here.

Portugal: 60% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 32% more on health per person than Portugal.

Portugal: $2,971 (2024) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Portugal is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Singapore.

Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Portugal: 23% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Portugal: 28.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Portugal.

Portugal: 6.03 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 6.3 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 548 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 2.3 years longer than in Portugal.

Portugal: 9.7 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Portugal welcomed 26% more tourists per resident than Singapore (2019).

Portugal: 2.71 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 88% in Portugal.

Portugal: 88% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Portugal and Singapore are practically level.

Portugal: 100% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.

Portugal: 61% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.

Portugal: 124 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Portugal: 2,527 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 4.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Portugal.

Portugal: 1.69 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 21% of Singapore.

Portugal: 36.2% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Portugal.

Portugal: 3.4 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Portugal: 81% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Singapore carries 16% more fine dust than in Portugal.

Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Portugal as in Singapore.

Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Portugal are 3.8 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data