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 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: 8,511 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Singapore: 0 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Vietnam 1.

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

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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 1.8%.

Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Vietnam’s.

Singapore: 60% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Singapore: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 21% of Singapore.

Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 9.3 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

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)