Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Vietnam 450 times
Singapore: 736 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 18 times as long as Singapore’s
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vietnam’s highest peak towers 2,978 m above Singapore’s
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Singapore: 0.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 17 times as many people as Singapore
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 26 times as densely populated as Vietnam
Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 4.6 cm taller than in Vietnam
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 2.9 cm taller than in Vietnam
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 2.7 years older than in Vietnam
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Vietnam have 0.9 more children on average than in Singapore
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Singapore: 0 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Vietnam 1
Singapore: 4 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 17% larger than Vietnam’s
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 9 times as much per person as Vietnam
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Singapore, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 2.2%
Singapore: 3% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore: 13.6% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Vietnam’s
Singapore: 60% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 20 times as much on health per person as Vietnam
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 8.6 years longer than in Vietnam
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Vietnam is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 12% more hospital beds per person than Vietnam
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 37% higher than in Singapore
Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.16 points higher than in Vietnam
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 123 more hours a year than in Vietnam
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 3 years longer than in Vietnam
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019)
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 8 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (9 against 1)
Singapore: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Singapore: 6 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 84% in Vietnam
Singapore: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.9 times as fast as in Vietnam
Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and Vietnam are practically level
Singapore: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Singapore: 100% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam 128
Singapore: 171 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 22% of Singapore
Singapore: 21.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vietnam
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 8 times as deadly as in Singapore
Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than Vietnam?
Vietnam is larger. Singapore fits inside Vietnam 450 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 17 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or Vietnam?
People in Singapore live 8.6 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Singapore or Vietnam?
Men in Singapore are 4.6 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
