How much coast is there?

The United Arab Emirates’ coastline is 6.8 times as long as Singapore’s.

Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The United Arab Emirates’ highest peak towers 1,739 m above Singapore’s.

Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The United Arab Emirates has 88% more people than Singapore.

Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 53 times as densely populated as the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 3.9 years older than in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the United Arab Emirates have 0.2 more children on average than in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Singapore: 0 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1.

Singapore: 4 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 9% larger than the United Arab Emirates’.

Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 2.1 times as much per person as the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)

How evenly is income shared?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.8% in Singapore, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 2.8%.

Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)

How expensive is it?

The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Singapore’s.

Singapore: 60% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 63% more on health per person than the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the United Arab Emirates is 73% more likely to die before turning one than in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The United Arab Emirates has 6% more doctors per person than Singapore.

Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 0.24 points higher than in Singapore.

Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Singapore drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 231 more hours a year than in Singapore.

Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 1 year longer than in Singapore.

Singapore: 12 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The United Arab Emirates welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Singapore (2019).

Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)

How many World Heritage sites?

The United Arab Emirates has 2 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (3 against 1).

Singapore: 1 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 3 (2026)

How many people are online?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 94% in Singapore.

Singapore: 94% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Singapore: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 86% in the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 100% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Singapore 171.

Singapore: 171 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 2% more passengers per resident than those from Singapore.

Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.

Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Singapore.

Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

8.8% of the United Arab Emirates’ electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Singapore.

Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in the United Arab Emirates as in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the United Arab Emirates are 3.1 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Singapore: no data · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)