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Japan vs Singapore: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Japan
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Leads on 62 of 120 metrics
Singapore
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Leads on 46 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Singapore: Japan leads on Oil Exports (366,800) against Singapore (1.37); Singapore leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (755,000) against Japan (3.47); Japan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (370,900) against Singapore (1.82). Across 120 compared metrics, Japan wins on 62 and Singapore wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %94.38 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %94.29 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★45.78 points
Radios120.5★2.6
Televisions86.5★1.33
Waterways1,770none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $★151.19M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★655.64B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.18 %★22.2 %
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes38.95M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %2.15 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %5.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★4.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.189.6★
Electricity Consumption943.7★47.69
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7198★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables20★2
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★13.35
Electricity Production989.3★48.66
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita643.26 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.345.8★
Gross Fixed Investment21.124.7★
Gross National Saving2846.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %4.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★12.97
Natural Gas Exports169.9622.9★
Natural Gas Imports116.6★13.48
Natural Gas Production3.06★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9★0
Number of AI Patents Filed4,270 patents★5 patents
Oil Consumption4.45★1.08
Oil Exports366,800★1.37
Oil Imports4.39★2.05
Oil Production131,800★10,910
Oil Proved Reserves44.12★0
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 peopleNA
Public Debt215.9175.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD4.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89★1.32
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★1.82
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.12.34★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47755,000★
Remittances0.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0
Robotics Research Funding3.4 USD★1.81 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★12.03
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD978.60B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★3.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %★69.67 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★2.85M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23238.96★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation29.6 sq km★4.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources430600★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %49.48 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113135.71★
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km★6.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★193 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant★13.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land15,730★0

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %99.12 %★
Administrative Divisions47no first-order administrative divisions; five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)
Independence39★
Political Stability Index82 index97 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water98.73 %100 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.63.61★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.111.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD8,094.53 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★6 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.7★30.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★6.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0008,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000★59,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %★44.72 %
Human Capital Index0.820.91★
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★86.7 years
Median age of population50.21 years★36.4 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons45,398.3 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km★8,765.9 per sq. km
Total population122.45M persons★5.91M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.47
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %8.77 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %NA
Death Rate (%)12.04 %4.38 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★2.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons★1.58M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★3.72
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years13.21 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★6.08 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82172.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %99.87 %★
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km2.83 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.85 %★
Population living in slums2 %★0 %
Total deaths1.56M persons30,652.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %★38.25 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman★0.96 per woman
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★25,046.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births2.12 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.254.21★
Airports280★9
Civil Air Travel360★38
Heliports3,036★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Current Bank Rate0.75 %2.5 %★

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