How much coast is there?

Sri Lanka’s coastline is 6.9 times as long as Singapore’s.

Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sri Lanka’s highest peak towers 2,358 m above Singapore’s.

Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sri Lanka has 3.6 times as many people as Singapore.

Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 24 times as densely populated as Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 2.3 years older than in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sri Lanka have 1.0 more children on average than in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Singapore and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Singapore: 0 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Sri Lanka 2.

Singapore: 4 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.

Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 9.6 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.

Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.0% in Sri Lanka, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.

Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Sri Lanka’s.

Singapore: 60% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 29 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.

Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sri Lanka is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.

Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 2.57 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sri Lanka drink 14% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 230 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 1.2 years longer than in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 66 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).

Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 94% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Singapore and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Singapore: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 100% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sri Lanka 133.

Singapore: 171 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 21% of Singapore.

Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.

Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 70% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 48 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sri Lanka are 6.1 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)