Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Uzbekistan 610 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 4,477 m above Singapore’s
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 6.1 times as many people as Singapore
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 100 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 2.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 1.0 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 8.2 years older than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.5 more children on average than in Singapore
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and Uzbekistan are practically level
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Uzbekistan 2
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 12 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 2.8% in Singapore
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.5%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Uzbekistan’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 20 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 1% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 74% more hospital beds per person than Singapore
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 7% higher than in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.30 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 4% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 185 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 0.08 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 9.9 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 7 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (8 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 3.3 times as fast as in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and Uzbekistan are practically level
Singapore: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 100% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Singapore: 171 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 59 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20 times as likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan as in Singapore
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 5.7 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Singapore fits inside Uzbekistan 610 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 6.1 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Uzbekistan?
People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Singapore or Uzbekistan?
Men in Singapore are 2.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
