How much coast is there?

Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

South Sudan’s highest peak towers 3,021 m above Singapore’s.

Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 3,187 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

South Sudan has 2 times as many people as Singapore.

Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · South Sudan: 12.2 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 441 times as densely populated as South Sudan.

Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025) · South Sudan: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 17 years older than in South Sudan.

Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · South Sudan: 18 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in South Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · South Sudan: 3.79 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · South Sudan: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Singapore and South Sudan are practically level.

Singapore: 0 (2025) · South Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, South Sudan 1.

Singapore: 4 (2026) · South Sudan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 50 times the size of South Sudan’s.

Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · South Sudan: $12 billion (2015)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 141 times as much per person as South Sudan.

Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · South Sudan: Int$1,155 (2015)

How evenly is income shared?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 44 (2016)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in South Sudan, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · South Sudan: 12.4% (2023)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, South Sudan 2.0%.

Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · South Sudan: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

South Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Singapore’s.

Singapore: 60% (2025) · South Sudan: 94% (2015)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 54 times as much on health per person as South Sudan.

Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · South Sudan: $73 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in South Sudan is 33 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · South Sudan: 71.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 69 times as many doctors per person as South Sudan.

Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · South Sudan: 0.041 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 8.2% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · South Sudan: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · South Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 3.77 points higher than in South Sudan.

Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · South Sudan: 2.82 (2019)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Singapore drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in South Sudan.

Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · South Sudan: 0.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 21.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 2,391 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · South Sudan: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 6.3 years longer than in South Sudan.

Singapore: 12 years (2023) · South Sudan: 5.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · South Sudan: no data

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 6.7% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 94% (2024) · South Sudan: 7% (2019)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 5.4% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 100% (2024) · South Sudan: 5.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 22% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 100% (2025) · South Sudan: 22% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, South Sudan 47.

Singapore: 171 (2024) · South Sudan: 47 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 248 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · South Sudan: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 11% of South Sudan.

Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · South Sudan: 11.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 65 times as much CO₂ as someone in South Sudan.

Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · South Sudan: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

5.5% of Singapore’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.8% in South Sudan.

Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · South Sudan: 1.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in South Sudan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Singapore.

Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · South Sudan: 24.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · South Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in South Sudan are 12 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · South Sudan: 23.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 28.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Singapore: no data · South Sudan: 785 mm (2016–2025 avg)