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South-Eastern Asia · sovereign state

Singapore

Republic of Singapore

Capital
Singapore
Languages
English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese
Currency
Singapore dollar
People
6.11 million (2025)
Neighbours
none by land

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Singapore

  • Highest output per person Int$163,354 · #1 of 198 · 2025
  • 3rd highest population density 8,511 per km² · #3 of 209 · 2025
  • 5th lowest road deaths 1.9 per 100k · #5 of 193 · 2021

Surprising facts about Singapore

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Singapore’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Singapore among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Singapore sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Singapore across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Singapore has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Singapore.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people