Singapore vs United Arab Emirates
Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Population
Population in 2023: 5.79 million people in Singapore and 10.6 million people in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 4.85 million people, or 1.84 times that in Singapore.
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What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Singapore.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Singapore at 4.16 million people and United Arab Emirates at 26.1 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.79 million | 10.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.65 million | 10.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.55 million | 9.79 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 5.62 million | 9.45 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 5.67 million | 9.38 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 5.63 million | 9.35 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 5.6 million | 9.23 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 5.58 million | 9.03 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 5.53 million | 8.68 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 5.46 million | 8.24 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 5.39 million | 7.83 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 5.29 million | 7.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 5.18 million | 7.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 5.08 million | 6.94 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.97 million | 6.71 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.81 million | 6.3 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.6 million | 5.63 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.41 million | 5.01 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.27 million | 4.67 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.17 million | 4.43 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 4.14 million | 4.19 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 4.15 million | 3.96 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 4.12 million | 3.72 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 4.04 million | 3.49 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.97 million | 3.27 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.9 million | 3.04 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.8 million | 2.82 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.67 million | 2.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.53 million | 2.44 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.42 million | 2.33 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.32 million | 2.22 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.23 million | 2.12 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.14 million | 2.01 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.04 million | 1.9 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 2.94 million | 1.79 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 2.85 million | 1.68 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 2.78 million | 1.57 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 2.75 million | 1.47 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 2.74 million | 1.38 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 2.72 million | 1.31 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 2.69 million | 1.24 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 2.63 million | 1.17 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 2.53 million | 1.1 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 2.44 million | 1.02 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 2.39 million | 912,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 2.36 million | 809,300 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.33 million | 710,200 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 2.3 million | 615,900 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 2.27 million | 542,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.24 million | 489,100 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.2 million | 436,400 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.16 million | 385,000 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.13 million | 335,000 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.09 million | 286,500 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.05 million | 239,700 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.01 million | 199,400 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1.97 million | 179,700 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.92 million | 174,000 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.87 million | 167,100 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.82 million | 159,700 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 1.77 million | 152,200 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 1.72 million | 144,900 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 1.67 million | 138,000 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 1.62 million | 131,300 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.57 million | 124,900 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.52 million | 118,800 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.46 million | 112,800 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.39 million | 107,000 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.32 million | 101,300 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.25 million | 95,650 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.19 million | 90,150 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.13 million | 84,760 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.07 million | 79,540 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.01 million | 74,510 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 969,200 | 73,110 | – |
| 1948 | 936,400 | 72,080 | – |
| 1947 | 908,000 | 71,470 | – |
| 1946 | 880,400 | 70,870 | – |
| 1945 | 853,700 | 70,270 | – |
| 1944 | 827,800 | 69,680 | – |
| 1943 | 802,700 | 69,100 | – |
| 1942 | 778,300 | 68,510 | – |
| 1941 | 755,800 | 67,940 | – |
| 1940 | 735,000 | 67,370 | – |
| 1939 | 715,900 | 66,800 | – |
| 1938 | 698,400 | 66,240 | – |
| 1937 | 682,500 | 65,680 | – |
| 1936 | 666,900 | 65,120 | – |
| 1935 | 651,600 | 64,580 | – |
| 1934 | 636,800 | 64,030 | – |
| 1933 | 622,200 | 63,490 | – |
| 1932 | 608,000 | 62,960 | – |
| 1931 | 592,000 | 62,430 | – |
| 1930 | 574,200 | 61,900 | – |
| 1929 | 555,000 | 61,380 | – |
| 1928 | 534,200 | 60,860 | – |
| 1927 | 512,200 | 60,350 | – |
| 1926 | 491,000 | 59,840 | – |
| 1925 | 470,800 | 59,340 | – |
| 1924 | 451,300 | 58,840 | – |
| 1923 | 432,700 | 58,350 | – |
| 1922 | 414,900 | 57,850 | – |
| 1921 | 399,400 | 57,370 | – |
| 1920 | 386,300 | 56,880 | – |
| 1919 | 375,400 | 56,400 | – |
| 1918 | 366,500 | 55,930 | – |
| 1917 | 359,600 | 55,460 | – |
| 1916 | 352,900 | 54,970 | – |
| 1915 | 346,400 | 54,490 | – |
| 1914 | 340,000 | 54,010 | – |
| 1913 | 333,700 | 53,540 | – |
| 1912 | 327,500 | 53,070 | – |
| 1911 | 320,100 | 52,630 | – |
| 1910 | 311,600 | 52,220 | – |
| 1909 | 302,000 | 51,830 | – |
| 1908 | 291,400 | 51,480 | – |
| 1907 | 279,900 | 51,150 | – |
| 1906 | 268,800 | 50,830 | – |
| 1905 | 258,200 | 50,510 | – |
| 1904 | 248,000 | 50,190 | – |
| 1903 | 238,200 | 49,870 | – |
| 1902 | 228,800 | 49,560 | – |
| 1901 | 220,200 | 49,240 | – |
| 1900 | 212,200 | 48,930 | – |
| 1899 | 204,900 | 48,620 | – |
| 1898 | 198,300 | 48,320 | – |
| 1897 | 192,200 | 48,010 | – |
| 1896 | 186,300 | 47,710 | – |
| 1895 | 180,600 | 47,410 | – |
| 1894 | 175,100 | 47,110 | – |
| 1893 | 169,800 | 46,810 | – |
| 1892 | 164,600 | 46,510 | – |
| 1891 | 159,500 | 46,220 | – |
| 1890 | 154,700 | 45,930 | – |
| 1889 | 150,000 | 45,640 | – |
| 1888 | 145,400 | 45,350 | – |
| 1887 | 141,000 | 45,060 | – |
| 1886 | 136,700 | 44,780 | – |
| 1885 | 132,500 | 44,490 | – |
| 1884 | 128,500 | 44,210 | – |
| 1883 | 124,600 | 43,930 | – |
| 1882 | 120,800 | 43,650 | – |
| 1881 | 117,100 | 43,380 | – |
| 1880 | 113,600 | 43,100 | – |
| 1879 | 110,100 | 42,830 | – |
| 1878 | 106,800 | 42,560 | – |
| 1877 | 103,500 | 42,290 | – |
| 1876 | 100,400 | 42,020 | – |
| 1875 | 97,340 | 41,760 | – |
| 1874 | 94,380 | 41,490 | – |
| 1873 | 91,510 | 41,230 | – |
| 1872 | 88,730 | 40,970 | – |
| 1871 | 86,210 | 40,760 | – |
| 1870 | 83,940 | 40,600 | – |
| 1869 | 81,920 | 40,490 | – |
| 1868 | 80,120 | 40,420 | – |
| 1867 | 78,540 | 40,410 | – |
| 1866 | 77,000 | 40,390 | – |
| 1865 | 75,480 | 40,380 | – |
| 1864 | 74,000 | 40,360 | – |
| 1863 | 72,540 | 40,350 | – |
| 1862 | 71,110 | 40,330 | – |
| 1861 | 69,710 | 40,320 | – |
| 1860 | 68,340 | 40,300 | – |
| 1859 | 67,000 | 40,290 | – |
| 1858 | 65,680 | 40,270 | – |
| 1857 | 64,390 | 40,260 | – |
| 1856 | 63,120 | 40,240 | – |
| 1855 | 61,880 | 40,230 | – |
| 1854 | 60,660 | 40,210 | – |
| 1853 | 59,470 | 40,200 | – |
| 1852 | 58,300 | 40,180 | – |
| 1851 | 57,140 | 40,170 | – |
| 1850 | 56,010 | 40,150 | – |
| 1849 | 54,870 | 40,150 | – |
| 1848 | 53,740 | 40,150 | – |
| 1847 | 52,630 | 40,150 | – |
| 1846 | 51,550 | 40,150 | – |
| 1845 | 50,490 | 40,150 | – |
| 1844 | 49,450 | 40,150 | – |
| 1843 | 48,430 | 40,150 | – |
| 1842 | 47,430 | 40,150 | – |
| 1841 | 46,460 | 40,150 | – |
| 1840 | 45,500 | 40,150 | – |
| 1839 | 44,560 | 40,150 | – |
| 1838 | 43,650 | 40,150 | – |
| 1837 | 42,750 | 40,150 | – |
| 1836 | 41,870 | 40,150 | – |
| 1835 | 41,010 | 40,150 | – |
| 1834 | 40,160 | 40,150 | – |
| 1833 | 39,330 | 40,150 | – |
| 1832 | 38,520 | 40,150 | – |
| 1831 | 37,730 | 40,150 | – |
| 1830 | 36,950 | 40,150 | – |
| 1829 | 36,190 | 40,150 | – |
| 1828 | 35,450 | 40,150 | – |
| 1827 | 34,720 | 40,150 | – |
| 1826 | 34,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1825 | 33,300 | 40,150 | – |
| 1824 | 32,620 | 40,150 | – |
| 1823 | 31,950 | 40,150 | – |
| 1822 | 31,290 | 40,150 | – |
| 1821 | 30,770 | 40,150 | – |
| 1820 | 30,380 | 40,150 | – |
| 1819 | 30,130 | 40,150 | – |
| 1818 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1817 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1816 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1815 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1814 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1813 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1812 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1811 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1810 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1809 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1808 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1807 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1806 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1805 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1804 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1803 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1802 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1801 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
| 1800 | 30,000 | 40,150 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.83 million5.69 million–6.33 million | 11 million10.5 million–11.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.87 million5.53 million–6.92 million | 11.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.91 million5.43 million–7.05 million | 11.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.94 million5.34 million–7.19 million | 11.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.97 million5.26 million–7.34 million | 11.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 6 million5.17 million–7.46 million | 12.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 6.03 million5.07 million–7.56 million | 12.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 6.06 million4.98 million–7.69 million | 12.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 6.09 million4.89 million–7.86 million | 12.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 6.11 million4.81 million–8.05 million | 12.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 6.14 million4.73 million–8.21 million | 12.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 6.15 million4.62 million–8.33 million | 12.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 6.17 million4.54 million–8.46 million | 13.1 million9.37 million–21 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 6.18 million4.47 million–8.62 million | 13.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 6.19 million4.39 million–8.74 million | 13.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 6.19 million4.32 million–8.91 million | 13.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 6.2 million4.23 million–9.11 million | 13.7 million9.47 million–24 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 6.19 million4.15 million–9.27 million | 13.9 million9.44 million–25 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 6.19 million4.1 million–9.4 million | 14 million9.39 million–25.7 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 6.18 million4.03 million–9.52 million | 14.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 6.17 million3.95 million–9.63 million | 14.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 6.16 million3.89 million–9.74 million | 14.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 6.14 million3.83 million–9.9 million | 14.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 6.13 million3.73 million–10.1 million | 14.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 6.11 million3.64 million–10.2 million | 15 million9.07 million–31.6 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 6.1 million3.57 million–10.3 million | 15.2 million9 million–32.4 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 6.08 million3.51 million–10.4 million | 15.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 6.07 million3.43 million–10.5 million | 15.5 million8.8 million–34 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 6.05 million3.34 million–10.7 million | 15.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 6.04 million3.25 million–10.9 million | 15.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 6.02 million3.17 million–11.1 million | 16.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 6 million3.09 million–11.3 million | 16.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.98 million3.01 million–11.4 million | 16.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.96 million2.95 million–11.5 million | 16.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.95 million2.9 million–11.7 million | 16.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.92 million2.83 million–11.9 million | 17 million8.32 million–41.5 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.9 million2.76 million–12 million | 17.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.88 million2.73 million–12.1 million | 17.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.86 million2.66 million–12.3 million | 17.6 million8 million–44.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.83 million2.58 million–12.5 million | 17.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.81 million2.49 million–12.7 million | 18 million7.82 million–45.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.78 million2.42 million–13.1 million | 18.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.75 million2.37 million–13.3 million | 18.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.72 million2.32 million–13.5 million | 18.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.69 million2.27 million–13.7 million | 18.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.66 million2.21 million–13.8 million | 19.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.63 million2.14 million–13.8 million | 19.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.6 million2.07 million–13.9 million | 19.6 million7.25 million–53 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.57 million2.01 million–14 million | 19.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.53 million1.94 million–14.1 million | 20 million6.94 million–54.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.49 million1.85 million–14.2 million | 20.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.45 million1.76 million–14.5 million | 20.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.4 million1.7 million–14.8 million | 20.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.36 million1.63 million–14.9 million | 20.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.31 million1.53 million–15.1 million | 21.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.26 million1.44 million–15.2 million | 21.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.21 million1.37 million–15.1 million | 21.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.16 million1.3 million–15 million | 21.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.1 million1.24 million–14.9 million | 22.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.05 million1.17 million–15 million | 22.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 4.99 million1.1 million–15.3 million | 22.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 4.94 million1.03 million–15.4 million | 22.7 million5.06 million–63 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 4.88 million945,000–15.4 million | 23 million5.05 million–63.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 4.82 million892,200–15.7 million | 23.2 million4.88 million–65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 4.77 million818,400–15.8 million | 23.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 4.71 million732,000–15.9 million | 23.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 4.65 million656,000–15.9 million | 23.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 4.6 million575,300–16 million | 24.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 4.54 million523,300–16.1 million | 24.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 4.49 million494,100–16.1 million | 24.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 4.44 million435,000–16.3 million | 24.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 4.39 million375,500–16.5 million | 25 million3.18 million–72.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 4.34 million332,800–16.6 million | 25.2 million3.04 million–74 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 4.29 million288,700–16.7 million | 25.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 4.25 million238,700–16.8 million | 25.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 4.2 million160,200–17.1 million | 25.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 4.16 million86,590–17.3 million | 26.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSingapore: $70,680 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSingapore: 5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSingapore: 0.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSingapore: 165.8% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personSingapore: 9.75 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersSingapore: 94.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricitySingapore: 100% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaSingapore: 21.8% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024