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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Singapore fits inside Venezuela 1,253 times.

Singapore: 728 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 15 times as long as Singapore’s.

Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,812 m above Singapore’s.

Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 4.7 times as many people as Singapore.

Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 263 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Venezuela and Singapore are practically level.

Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Singapore are 1.3 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 6.1 years older than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 1.1 more children on average than in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none.

Singapore: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Singapore: 4 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 6.1 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Singapore: 60% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 21 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 70% more doctors per person than Venezuela.

Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.

Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Venezuela drink 20% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Singapore: no data · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Singapore: no data · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 454 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 2.3 years longer than in Venezuela.

Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 154 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Singapore: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Singapore and Venezuela are practically level.

Singapore: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 89% in Venezuela.

Singapore: 100% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Singapore: 171 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Singapore: no data · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 124 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 21% of Singapore.

Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela.

Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 30% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 183 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Singapore.

Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 6.9 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Singapore: no data · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Singapore: no data · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Singapore bigger than Venezuela?

Venezuela is larger. Singapore fits inside Venezuela 1,253 times.

Which has more people, Singapore or Venezuela?

Venezuela has 4.7 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Singapore or Venezuela?

People in Singapore live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Singapore or Venezuela?

Venezuela and Singapore are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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