World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside the median country 153 times.
Singapore: 728 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Singapore’s.
Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,169 m above Singapore’s.
Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 21% more people than Singapore.
Singapore: 6.11 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 87 times as densely populated as the median country.
Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The median country and Singapore are practically level.
Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Singapore and the median country are practically level.
Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 4 years older than in the median country.
Singapore: 35.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.9 more children on average than in Singapore.
Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Singapore: 14.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Singapore and the median country are practically level.
Singapore: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, the median country 1.
Singapore: 4 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 13 times the size of the median country’s.
Singapore: $604 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 7.8 times as much per person as the median country.
Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Singapore: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.8% in Singapore.
Singapore: 2.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Singapore: 2.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the median country’s.
Singapore: 60% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 8.3 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Singapore: $3,922 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 8.7 years longer than in the median country.
Singapore: 83.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.
Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 69% more doctors per person than the median country.
Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.
Singapore: 16.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 14% in Singapore.
Singapore: 13.8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.75 points higher than in the median country.
Singapore: 6.59 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Singapore.
Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Singapore: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Singapore: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 309 more hours a year than in the median country.
Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 2.1 years longer than in the median country.
Singapore: 12 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Singapore: 2.16 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Singapore: 94% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and the median country are practically level.
Singapore: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Singapore: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Singapore: 171 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Singapore: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 33 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Singapore: 7.77 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 21% of Singapore.
Singapore: 20.9% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Singapore: 9.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.
Singapore: 5.5% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 36% more fine dust than in Singapore.
Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Singapore.
Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 6.5 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Singapore: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Singapore: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Singapore bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Singapore fits inside the median country 153 times.
Which has more people, Singapore or the median country?
The median country has 21% more people than Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Singapore or the median country?
People in Singapore live 8.7 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Singapore and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Singapore or the median country?
The median country and Singapore are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).