Singapore vs Switzerland
Singapore vs Switzerland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.75 tonnes in Singapore and 3.75 tonnes in Switzerland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Singapore, by 6 tonnes, or 2.6 times that in Switzerland.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2024, Singapore ranked 20 and Switzerland ranked 76 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Singapore | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.75 | 3.75 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.48 | 3.79 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3.93 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 10.22 | 4.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 9.48 | 4.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 4.48 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.61 | 4.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 10.14 | 4.71 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.45 | 4.87 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.97 | 4.86 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.85 | 4.99 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.75 | 5.51 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.44 | 5.45 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.9 | 5.34 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.63 | 5.92 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.77 | 5.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 8.87 | 6.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.45 | 5.91 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.54 | 6.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.78 | 6.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.69 | 6.28 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.31 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.83 | 6.12 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 11.09 | 6.39 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 11.3 | 6.23 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.46 | 6.38 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 10.46 | 6.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.11 | 6.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.58 | 6.38 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.73 | 6.33 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 12.18 | 6.26 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.91 | 6.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 10.58 | 6.84 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 10.68 | 6.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.39 | 6.67 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 8.02 | 6.56 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.81 | 6.64 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.12 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.08 | 6.98 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.95 | 7.03 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 6.67 | 6.57 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 6.84 | 6.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 6.44 | 6.06 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 6.46 | 6.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 6.31 | 6.85 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 6.37 | 6.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 6.04 | 6.98 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.45 | 6.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.04 | 6.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 4.75 | 6.4 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 4.81 | 6.78 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 4.69 | 7.55 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.36 | 7.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.8 | 6.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.86 | 6.69 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Singapore vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSingapore: 100% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025