Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Venezuela 1,240 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
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 261 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Singapore: 8,432 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 refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Venezuela 1
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 10% higher than in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Venezuela has 2 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (3 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4 times as fast as in Venezuela
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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 53% of Venezuela, but only 22% of Singapore
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
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 6.4 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Singapore fits inside Venezuela 1,240 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).
