Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Tanzania 1,285 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 7.4 times as long as Singapore’s
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 5,729 m above Singapore’s
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 12 times as many people as Singapore
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 106 times as densely populated as Tanzania
Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 6.5 cm taller than in Tanzania
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 4.4 cm taller than in Tanzania
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 18 years older than in Tanzania
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.6 more children on average than in Singapore
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and Tanzania are practically level
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Tanzania 2
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 6.7 times the size of Tanzania’s
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 37 times as much per person as Tanzania
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Singapore, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Tanzania’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 108 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Tanzania
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 21 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Tanzania
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 2 times that in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.68 points higher than in Tanzania
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 46% more alcohol than in Tanzania
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 154 more hours a year than in Tanzania
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 5.9 years longer than in Tanzania
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 96 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 6 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (7 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 12 times as fast as in Tanzania
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Singapore: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Singapore: 100% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
Singapore: 171 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 287 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 22% of Singapore
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 32 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Singapore
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 8.7 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Singapore fits inside Tanzania 1,285 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 12 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Tanzania?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Singapore or Tanzania?
Men in Singapore are 6.5 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
