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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Romania 327 times.

Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Romania’s coastline is 17% longer than Singapore’s.

Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Romania’s highest peak towers 2,378 m above Singapore’s.

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Romania has 3.1 times as many people as Singapore.

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 103 times as densely populated as Romania.

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Romania are 4.3 cm taller than in Singapore.

Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Romania are 3.4 cm taller than in Singapore.

Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 7.5 years older than in Singapore.

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore.

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Romania 1.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 41% larger than Romania’s.

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 3.2 times as much per person as Romania.

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Romania: 6% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Romania’s.

Romania: 44% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Romania.

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Singapore live 6.9 years longer than in Romania.

Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 28% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Singapore.

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 7.8 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 457 more hours a year than in Romania.

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 0.44 years longer than in Romania.

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019).

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 91% in Romania.

Romania: 91% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Romania and Singapore are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Romania: 52% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.

Romania: 120 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Singapore: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 53 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 21% of Singapore.

Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Romania: 47% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 17% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in Romania as in Singapore.

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 5.1 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Romania bigger than Singapore?

Romania is larger. Singapore fits inside Romania 327 times.

Which has more people, Romania or Singapore?

Romania has 3.1 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Romania or Singapore?

People in Singapore live 6.9 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 83.3 in Singapore.

Are people taller in Romania or Singapore?

Men in Romania are 4.3 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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