Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Sri Lanka 89 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Sri Lanka, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 5.4 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 5.4 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0.0098 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and Sri Lanka are practically level
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Sri Lanka 2
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Sri Lanka: 2.7% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.3%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Sri Lanka’s 9.9%
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Sri Lanka’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 5.7 years longer than in Sri Lanka
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Sri Lanka has 40% more hospital beds per person than Singapore
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sri Lanka is 92% higher than in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Sri Lanka has 7 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (8 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Sri Lanka 2
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 11 times as fast as in Sri Lanka
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 22% of Singapore
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 9.2 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is larger. Singapore fits inside Sri Lanka 89 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has 3.6 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
People in Singapore live 5.7 years longer than in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Singapore or Sri Lanka?
Men in Singapore are 5.4 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
