Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Ukraine 820 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 14 times as long as Singapore’s
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 1,895 m above Singapore’s
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 6.4 times as many people as Singapore
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 125 times as densely populated as Ukraine
Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 7.5 cm taller than in Singapore
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 5.3 cm taller than in Singapore
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 6.9 years older than in Singapore
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Ukraine and Singapore are practically level
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 14% in Singapore
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Ukraine 1
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Ukraine’s
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 8.6 times as much per person as Ukraine
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 3.0%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Ukraine’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ukraine
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 8.7 years longer than in Ukraine
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 25% more doctors per person than Singapore
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Singapore
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2.6 times that in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in Ukraine
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 78% more alcohol than in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 238 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 0.87 years longer than in Ukraine
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 7 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (8 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 3.9 times as fast as in Ukraine
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and Ukraine are practically level
Singapore: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Singapore: 100% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133
Singapore: 171 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 670 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 17% of Ukraine
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ukraine
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 16% more fine dust than in Singapore
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 55 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Singapore
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 8.1 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Singapore fits inside Ukraine 820 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 6.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Ukraine?
People in Singapore live 8.7 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Singapore or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 7.5 cm taller than in Singapore (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
