Singapore vs United Arab Emirates

Singapore (Asia) and United Arab Emirates (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2024

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1970 Singapore: 925.8 United Arab Emirates: 2,394.07 World: 817.68 1971 Singapore: 1,071.41 United Arab Emirates: 2,805.43 World: 884.88 1972 Singapore: 1,264.38 United Arab Emirates: 3,675.42 World: 1,002 1973 Singapore: 1,685.46 United Arab Emirates: 9,695.81 World: 1,201.53 1974 Singapore: 2,341.71 United Arab Emirates: 23,822.97 World: 1,362.19 1975 Singapore: 2,489.91 United Arab Emirates: 27,117.19 World: 1,488.94 1976 Singapore: 2,758.94 United Arab Emirates: 31,197.07 World: 1,589.73 1977 Singapore: 2,846.34 United Arab Emirates: 35,020.2 World: 1,766.28 1978 Singapore: 3,193.91 United Arab Emirates: 29,379.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Singapore: 3,900.53 United Arab Emirates: 34,238.17 World: 2,335.19 1980 Singapore: 4,928.14 United Arab Emirates: 42,925.21 World: 2,587.01 1981 Singapore: 5,596.59 United Arab Emirates: 44,854.52 World: 2,628.62 1982 Singapore: 6,077.63 United Arab Emirates: 39,972.49 World: 2,554.08 1983 Singapore: 6,633.24 United Arab Emirates: 34,650.04 World: 2,561.17 1984 Singapore: 7,228.32 United Arab Emirates: 32,012.3 World: 2,614.33 1985 Singapore: 7,001.77 United Arab Emirates: 29,467.53 World: 2,690.59 1986 Singapore: 6,799.93 United Arab Emirates: 23,132.04 World: 3,118.57 1987 Singapore: 7,539.03 United Arab Emirates: 23,112.56 World: 3,487.88 1988 Singapore: 8,914.44 United Arab Emirates: 21,569.67 World: 3,829.99 1989 Singapore: 10,394.54 United Arab Emirates: 23,166.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Singapore: 11,861.76 United Arab Emirates: 26,709.96 World: 4,338.94 1991 Singapore: 14,502.38 United Arab Emirates: 25,690.92 World: 4,453.9 1992 Singapore: 16,136.24 United Arab Emirates: 25,648.28 World: 4,679.98 1993 Singapore: 18,290.13 United Arab Emirates: 25,032.83 World: 4,685.3 1994 Singapore: 21,552.41 United Arab Emirates: 25,472.65 World: 4,967.01 1995 Singapore: 24,914.85 United Arab Emirates: 27,003.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Singapore: 26,232.87 United Arab Emirates: 28,323.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Singapore: 26,375.87 United Arab Emirates: 27,982.75 World: 5,408.57 1998 Singapore: 21,829.27 United Arab Emirates: 24,889.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Singapore: 21,796.64 United Arab Emirates: 25,855.84 World: 5,401.23 2000 Singapore: 23,852.84 United Arab Emirates: 29,865.53 World: 5,512.56 2001 Singapore: 21,699.74 United Arab Emirates: 27,745.17 World: 5,404.2 2002 Singapore: 22,159.84 United Arab Emirates: 27,753.58 World: 5,539.32 2003 Singapore: 23,730.38 United Arab Emirates: 29,659.57 World: 6,129.87 2004 Singapore: 27,608.08 United Arab Emirates: 33,376.69 World: 6,818 2005 Singapore: 29,961.32 United Arab Emirates: 38,719.31 World: 7,290.57 2006 Singapore: 33,768.45 United Arab Emirates: 44,342.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Singapore: 39,432.89 United Arab Emirates: 45,854.74 World: 8,685.33 2008 Singapore: 40,008.57 United Arab Emirates: 50,054.17 World: 9,425.74 2009 Singapore: 38,926.81 United Arab Emirates: 37,803.07 World: 8,827.04 2010 Singapore: 47,236.68 United Arab Emirates: 44,795.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Singapore: 53,891.46 United Arab Emirates: 51,921.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Singapore: 55,547.56 United Arab Emirates: 53,141.63 World: 10,597.85 2013 Singapore: 56,967.43 United Arab Emirates: 53,247.23 World: 10,759.35 2014 Singapore: 57,564.8 United Arab Emirates: 52,725.23 World: 10,912.24 2015 Singapore: 55,645.61 United Arab Emirates: 44,910.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Singapore: 57,204.03 United Arab Emirates: 42,721.11 World: 10,239.47 2017 Singapore: 61,436.13 United Arab Emirates: 43,733.62 World: 10,784.4 2018 Singapore: 67,032.82 United Arab Emirates: 47,135.35 World: 11,344.73 2019 Singapore: 66,068.7 United Arab Emirates: 45,938.61 World: 11,417.6 2020 Singapore: 61,772.5 United Arab Emirates: 37,991.74 World: 10,999.49 2021 Singapore: 80,884.86 United Arab Emirates: 44,118.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Singapore: 91,227.7 United Arab Emirates: 50,759.76 World: 12,876.24 2023 Singapore: 86,382.59 United Arab Emirates: 49,850.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Singapore: 94,896.56 United Arab Emirates: 50,273.51 World: 13,717.09 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Singapore: 65.56 United Arab Emirates: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Singapore: 65.96 United Arab Emirates: 51.6 World: 52.8 1962 Singapore: 66.37 United Arab Emirates: 52.55 World: 55.29 1963 Singapore: 66.78 United Arab Emirates: 53.51 World: 55.65 1964 Singapore: 67 United Arab Emirates: 54.5 World: 56.1 1965 Singapore: 67.23 United Arab Emirates: 55.51 World: 55.93 1966 Singapore: 67.55 United Arab Emirates: 56.57 World: 56.45 1967 Singapore: 67.65 United Arab Emirates: 57.65 World: 56.9 1968 Singapore: 67.98 United Arab Emirates: 58.73 World: 57.34 1969 Singapore: 68.33 United Arab Emirates: 59.76 World: 57.68 1970 Singapore: 68.72 United Arab Emirates: 60.78 World: 57.94 1971 Singapore: 69 United Arab Emirates: 61.75 World: 58.02 1972 Singapore: 69.16 United Arab Emirates: 62.68 World: 58.84 1973 Singapore: 69.53 United Arab Emirates: 63.54 World: 59.3 1974 Singapore: 69.89 United Arab Emirates: 64.35 World: 59.7 1975 Singapore: 70.41 United Arab Emirates: 65.11 World: 60.13 1976 Singapore: 70.75 United Arab Emirates: 65.81 World: 60.45 1977 Singapore: 71.03 United Arab Emirates: 66.47 World: 61.04 1978 Singapore: 71.28 United Arab Emirates: 67.08 World: 61.39 1979 Singapore: 71.46 United Arab Emirates: 67.65 World: 61.84 1980 Singapore: 72.19 United Arab Emirates: 68.16 World: 62.15 1981 Singapore: 72.59 United Arab Emirates: 68.62 World: 62.52 1982 Singapore: 72.69 United Arab Emirates: 69.06 World: 62.87 1983 Singapore: 73.04 United Arab Emirates: 69.45 World: 63.13 1984 Singapore: 73.29 United Arab Emirates: 69.8 World: 63.44 1985 Singapore: 73.89 United Arab Emirates: 70.12 World: 63.73 1986 Singapore: 74.25 United Arab Emirates: 70.41 World: 64.12 1987 Singapore: 74.55 United Arab Emirates: 70.62 World: 64.46 1988 Singapore: 74.7 United Arab Emirates: 70.81 World: 64.67 1989 Singapore: 74.95 United Arab Emirates: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Singapore: 75.3 United Arab Emirates: 71.07 World: 65.11 1991 Singapore: 75.65 United Arab Emirates: 71.14 World: 65.3 1992 Singapore: 75.95 United Arab Emirates: 71.17 World: 65.55 1993 Singapore: 76.05 United Arab Emirates: 71.16 World: 65.74 1994 Singapore: 76.2 United Arab Emirates: 71.2 World: 65.96 1995 Singapore: 76.3 United Arab Emirates: 71.39 World: 66.2 1996 Singapore: 76.6 United Arab Emirates: 71.82 World: 66.52 1997 Singapore: 76.9 United Arab Emirates: 72.56 World: 66.83 1998 Singapore: 77.3 United Arab Emirates: 73.66 World: 67.07 1999 Singapore: 77.55 United Arab Emirates: 74.98 World: 67.31 2000 Singapore: 77.95 United Arab Emirates: 76.35 World: 67.65 2001 Singapore: 78.25 United Arab Emirates: 77.62 World: 67.95 2002 Singapore: 78.55 United Arab Emirates: 78.72 World: 68.23 2003 Singapore: 79.04 United Arab Emirates: 79.6 World: 68.52 2004 Singapore: 79.49 United Arab Emirates: 80.27 World: 68.77 2005 Singapore: 79.99 United Arab Emirates: 80.78 World: 69.11 2006 Singapore: 80.14 United Arab Emirates: 81.16 World: 69.47 2007 Singapore: 80.44 United Arab Emirates: 81.44 World: 69.81 2008 Singapore: 80.79 United Arab Emirates: 81.59 World: 70 2009 Singapore: 81.24 United Arab Emirates: 81.68 World: 70.38 2010 Singapore: 81.54 United Arab Emirates: 81.89 World: 70.68 2011 Singapore: 81.74 United Arab Emirates: 81.9 World: 70.97 2012 Singapore: 82 United Arab Emirates: 81.91 World: 71.26 2013 Singapore: 82.25 United Arab Emirates: 81.95 World: 71.53 2014 Singapore: 82.5 United Arab Emirates: 81.99 World: 71.78 2015 Singapore: 82.74 United Arab Emirates: 82.08 World: 71.97 2016 Singapore: 82.85 United Arab Emirates: 82.2 World: 72.19 2017 Singapore: 83.1 United Arab Emirates: 82.39 World: 72.37 2018 Singapore: 83.3 United Arab Emirates: 82.45 World: 72.64 2019 Singapore: 83.6 United Arab Emirates: 82.6 World: 72.87 2020 Singapore: 83.54 United Arab Emirates: 81.94 World: 72.18 2021 Singapore: 83.09 United Arab Emirates: 79.08 World: 71.22 2022 Singapore: 82.9 United Arab Emirates: 80.49 World: 72.97 2023 Singapore: 83.1 United Arab Emirates: 82.91 World: 73.33 2024 Singapore: 83.35 United Arab Emirates: 83.07 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Singapore: 5.76 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.69 1961 Singapore: 5.41 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 4.56 1962 Singapore: 5.21 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.02 1963 Singapore: 5.16 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.31 1964 Singapore: 4.97 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.13 1965 Singapore: 4.66 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.08 1966 Singapore: 4.46 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.97 1967 Singapore: 3.91 United Arab Emirates: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Singapore: 3.53 United Arab Emirates: 6.53 World: 4.98 1969 Singapore: 3.22 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.88 1970 Singapore: 3.07 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Singapore: 3.02 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Singapore: 3.04 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.55 1973 Singapore: 2.79 United Arab Emirates: 6.46 World: 4.42 1974 Singapore: 2.35 United Arab Emirates: 6.41 World: 4.26 1975 Singapore: 2.07 United Arab Emirates: 6.35 World: 4.07 1976 Singapore: 2.11 United Arab Emirates: 6.29 World: 3.97 1977 Singapore: 1.82 United Arab Emirates: 6.22 World: 3.84 1978 Singapore: 1.79 United Arab Emirates: 6.15 World: 3.77 1979 Singapore: 1.79 United Arab Emirates: 6.06 World: 3.76 1980 Singapore: 1.82 United Arab Emirates: 5.95 World: 3.73 1981 Singapore: 1.78 United Arab Emirates: 5.81 World: 3.71 1982 Singapore: 1.74 United Arab Emirates: 5.66 World: 3.72 1983 Singapore: 1.61 United Arab Emirates: 5.48 World: 3.59 1984 Singapore: 1.62 United Arab Emirates: 5.3 World: 3.57 1985 Singapore: 1.61 United Arab Emirates: 5.13 World: 3.53 1986 Singapore: 1.43 United Arab Emirates: 5 World: 3.51 1987 Singapore: 1.62 United Arab Emirates: 4.88 World: 3.48 1988 Singapore: 1.96 United Arab Emirates: 4.77 World: 3.39 1989 Singapore: 1.75 United Arab Emirates: 4.65 World: 3.35 1990 Singapore: 1.83 United Arab Emirates: 4.51 World: 3.31 1991 Singapore: 1.73 United Arab Emirates: 4.25 World: 3.13 1992 Singapore: 1.72 United Arab Emirates: 4.09 World: 3.04 1993 Singapore: 1.74 United Arab Emirates: 3.82 World: 2.97 1994 Singapore: 1.71 United Arab Emirates: 3.76 World: 2.92 1995 Singapore: 1.67 United Arab Emirates: 3.28 World: 2.87 1996 Singapore: 1.66 United Arab Emirates: 3.06 World: 2.82 1997 Singapore: 1.61 United Arab Emirates: 2.83 World: 2.78 1998 Singapore: 1.48 United Arab Emirates: 2.77 World: 2.75 1999 Singapore: 1.47 United Arab Emirates: 2.79 World: 2.72 2000 Singapore: 1.6 United Arab Emirates: 2.73 World: 2.73 2001 Singapore: 1.41 United Arab Emirates: 2.62 World: 2.69 2002 Singapore: 1.37 United Arab Emirates: 2.54 World: 2.66 2003 Singapore: 1.27 United Arab Emirates: 2.49 World: 2.64 2004 Singapore: 1.26 United Arab Emirates: 2.39 World: 2.63 2005 Singapore: 1.26 United Arab Emirates: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 Singapore: 1.28 United Arab Emirates: 1.96 World: 2.61 2007 Singapore: 1.29 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 2.6 2008 Singapore: 1.28 United Arab Emirates: 1.52 World: 2.6 2009 Singapore: 1.22 United Arab Emirates: 1.58 World: 2.59 2010 Singapore: 1.15 United Arab Emirates: 1.57 World: 2.57 2011 Singapore: 1.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.54 World: 2.55 2012 Singapore: 1.29 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.56 2013 Singapore: 1.19 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.53 2014 Singapore: 1.25 United Arab Emirates: 1.48 World: 2.52 2015 Singapore: 1.24 United Arab Emirates: 1.42 World: 2.49 2016 Singapore: 1.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.37 World: 2.49 2017 Singapore: 1.16 United Arab Emirates: 1.35 World: 2.46 2018 Singapore: 1.14 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.39 2019 Singapore: 1.14 United Arab Emirates: 1.25 World: 2.35 2020 Singapore: 1.1 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.28 2021 Singapore: 1.12 United Arab Emirates: 1.16 World: 2.25 2022 Singapore: 1.04 United Arab Emirates: 1.15 World: 2.22 2023 Singapore: 0.97 United Arab Emirates: 1.2 World: 2.2 2024 Singapore: 0.97 United Arab Emirates: 1.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Singapore: 2.18 United Arab Emirates: 1.63 World: 5.12 1992 Singapore: 3.09 United Arab Emirates: 1.72 World: 5.28 1993 Singapore: 3.07 United Arab Emirates: 1.9 World: 5.54 1994 Singapore: 3.03 United Arab Emirates: 1.83 World: 5.79 1995 Singapore: 3.3 United Arab Emirates: 1.8 World: 5.92 1996 Singapore: 3.57 United Arab Emirates: 1.84 World: 5.98 1997 Singapore: 2.5 United Arab Emirates: 1.91 World: 6.01 1998 Singapore: 3.41 United Arab Emirates: 2.07 World: 6.16 1999 Singapore: 4.85 United Arab Emirates: 2.2 World: 6.28 2000 Singapore: 3.7 United Arab Emirates: 2.25 World: 6.11 2001 Singapore: 3.76 United Arab Emirates: 2.44 World: 6.19 2002 Singapore: 5.65 United Arab Emirates: 2.66 World: 6.41 2003 Singapore: 5.93 United Arab Emirates: 2.9 World: 6.48 2004 Singapore: 5.84 United Arab Emirates: 2.97 World: 6.33 2005 Singapore: 5.59 United Arab Emirates: 3.12 World: 6.22 2006 Singapore: 4.48 United Arab Emirates: 2.96 World: 5.97 2007 Singapore: 3.9 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 5.77 2008 Singapore: 3.96 United Arab Emirates: 2.82 World: 5.82 2009 Singapore: 5.86 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 6.41 2010 Singapore: 4.12 United Arab Emirates: 2.8 World: 6.28 2011 Singapore: 3.89 United Arab Emirates: 2.59 World: 6.15 2012 Singapore: 3.72 United Arab Emirates: 2.32 World: 6.15 2013 Singapore: 3.86 United Arab Emirates: 2.13 World: 6.1 2014 Singapore: 3.74 United Arab Emirates: 2 World: 5.96 2015 Singapore: 3.79 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 6 2016 Singapore: 4.08 United Arab Emirates: 1.64 World: 5.97 2017 Singapore: 4.2 United Arab Emirates: 2.46 World: 5.9 2018 Singapore: 3.61 United Arab Emirates: 2.24 World: 5.76 2019 Singapore: 3.1 United Arab Emirates: 2.33 World: 5.59 2020 Singapore: 4.1 United Arab Emirates: 4.29 World: 6.59 2021 Singapore: 4.64 United Arab Emirates: 3.11 World: 6.05 2022 Singapore: 3.59 United Arab Emirates: 2.87 World: 5.23 2023 Singapore: 3.44 United Arab Emirates: 2.15 World: 4.85 2024 Singapore: 2.74 United Arab Emirates: 2.16 World: 4.81 2025 Singapore: 2.82 United Arab Emirates: 2.17 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

0 20 40 60 80 100 1970 Singapore: 3.86 United Arab Emirates: 67.93 World: 4.14 1971 Singapore: 3.8 United Arab Emirates: 75.9 World: 4.04 1972 Singapore: 4.36 United Arab Emirates: 72.07 World: 4.16 1973 Singapore: 4.69 United Arab Emirates: 82.13 World: 4.32 1974 Singapore: 4.81 United Arab Emirates: 73.63 World: 4.23 1975 Singapore: 4.75 United Arab Emirates: 67.57 World: 4.14 1976 Singapore: 5.04 United Arab Emirates: 74.01 World: 4.31 1977 Singapore: 5.45 United Arab Emirates: 64.6 World: 4.36 1978 Singapore: 6.04 United Arab Emirates: 65.01 World: 4.42 1979 Singapore: 6.37 United Arab Emirates: 41.53 World: 4.46 1980 Singapore: 6.31 United Arab Emirates: 40.5 World: 4.33 1981 Singapore: 6.46 United Arab Emirates: 34.6 World: 4.18 1982 Singapore: 6.43 United Arab Emirates: 32.64 World: 4.05 1983 Singapore: 6.84 United Arab Emirates: 29.78 World: 4.01 1984 Singapore: 6.67 United Arab Emirates: 38.27 World: 4.07 1985 Singapore: 6.95 United Arab Emirates: 37.6 World: 4.05 1986 Singapore: 7.08 United Arab Emirates: 34.23 World: 4.04 1987 Singapore: 7.12 United Arab Emirates: 33.07 World: 4.1 1988 Singapore: 7.8 United Arab Emirates: 30.32 World: 4.16 1989 Singapore: 8.02 United Arab Emirates: 31.81 World: 4.16 1990 Singapore: 10.39 United Arab Emirates: 29.97 World: 4.15 1991 Singapore: 10.68 United Arab Emirates: 32.25 World: 4.1 1992 Singapore: 10.58 United Arab Emirates: 29.57 World: 4.01 1993 Singapore: 11.91 United Arab Emirates: 29.66 World: 3.97 1994 Singapore: 12.18 United Arab Emirates: 31.17 World: 3.94 1995 Singapore: 11.73 United Arab Emirates: 31.79 World: 3.99 1996 Singapore: 11.58 United Arab Emirates: 31.14 World: 4.01 1997 Singapore: 11.11 United Arab Emirates: 29.92 World: 4.02 1998 Singapore: 10.46 United Arab Emirates: 28.44 World: 3.98 1999 Singapore: 10.46 United Arab Emirates: 27.3 World: 3.95 2000 Singapore: 11.3 United Arab Emirates: 25.32 World: 4.01 2001 Singapore: 11.09 United Arab Emirates: 27.19 World: 4.01 2002 Singapore: 10.83 United Arab Emirates: 26.16 World: 4.02 2003 Singapore: 10.31 United Arab Emirates: 25.96 World: 4.15 2004 Singapore: 10.69 United Arab Emirates: 25.97 World: 4.28 2005 Singapore: 9.78 United Arab Emirates: 26.25 World: 4.39 2006 Singapore: 9.54 United Arab Emirates: 25.39 World: 4.48 2007 Singapore: 9.45 United Arab Emirates: 24.38 World: 4.59 2008 Singapore: 8.87 United Arab Emirates: 26.06 World: 4.56 2009 Singapore: 8.77 United Arab Emirates: 24.65 World: 4.45 2010 Singapore: 9.63 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.67 2011 Singapore: 9.9 United Arab Emirates: 24.95 World: 4.76 2012 Singapore: 9.44 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.77 2013 Singapore: 9.75 United Arab Emirates: 25.35 World: 4.81 2014 Singapore: 9.85 United Arab Emirates: 24.58 World: 4.78 2015 Singapore: 9.97 United Arab Emirates: 24.32 World: 4.7 2016 Singapore: 9.45 United Arab Emirates: 23.77 World: 4.65 2017 Singapore: 10.14 United Arab Emirates: 22.16 World: 4.67 2018 Singapore: 9.61 United Arab Emirates: 20.04 World: 4.73 2019 Singapore: 9.8 United Arab Emirates: 20.95 World: 4.7 2020 Singapore: 9.48 United Arab Emirates: 20.81 World: 4.47 2021 Singapore: 10.22 United Arab Emirates: 20.83 World: 4.68 2022 Singapore: 10 United Arab Emirates: 19.37 World: 4.67 2023 Singapore: 9.48 United Arab Emirates: 18.38 World: 4.68 2024 Singapore: 9.75 United Arab Emirates: 18.26 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Singapore United Arab Emirates World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Singapore: 61 United Arab Emirates: 40 World: 15.6 2006 Singapore: 59 United Arab Emirates: 52 World: 17.2 2007 Singapore: 69.9 United Arab Emirates: 61 World: 20.2 2008 Singapore: 69 United Arab Emirates: 63 World: 22.8 2009 Singapore: 69 United Arab Emirates: 64 World: 25.3 2010 Singapore: 71 United Arab Emirates: 68 World: 28.4 2011 Singapore: 71 United Arab Emirates: 78 World: 30.9 2012 Singapore: 72 United Arab Emirates: 85 World: 33.3 2013 Singapore: 80.9 United Arab Emirates: 88 World: 35.3 2014 Singapore: 79.03 United Arab Emirates: 90.4 World: 37.4 2015 Singapore: 79.01 United Arab Emirates: 90.5 World: 39.9 2016 Singapore: 84.45 United Arab Emirates: 90.6 World: 43.6 2017 Singapore: 84.45 United Arab Emirates: 94.82 World: 46.3 2018 Singapore: 88.17 United Arab Emirates: 98.45 World: 49.4 2019 Singapore: 88.95 United Arab Emirates: 99.15 World: 53.9 2020 Singapore: 92 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 60.1 2021 Singapore: 96.92 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 63.8 2022 Singapore: 95.95 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 67 2023 Singapore: 94.29 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 69.2 2024 Singapore: 94.38 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Population 6.1 mn 2025
113th of 215		 11.5 mn 2025
85th of 215
Population density 8,241.8 /km² 2023
3rd of 214		 147.6 /km² 2023
77th of 214
Population growth 1.22 % 2025
84th of 215		 4.68 % 2025
1st of 215
Life expectancy 83.3 years 2024
14th of 215		 83.1 years 2024
20th of 215
Fertility rate 0.97 2024
211th of 215		 1.21 2024
196th of 215
Birth rate 7.4 ‰ 2024
197th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
159th of 215
Infant mortality 2.2 ‰ 2024
15th of 196		 3.8 ‰ 2024
37th of 196
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
10th of 215		 86.0 % 2025
43rd of 215
Aged 65+ 14.2 % 2025
70th of 215		 1.8 % 2025
214th of 215
Living in cities 99.5 % 2025
2nd of 215		 74.8 % 2025
12th of 215
Living in towns 0.4 % 2025
214th of 215		 16.4 % 2025
197th of 215
Living in rural areas 0.1 % 2025
214th of 215		 8.7 % 2025
193rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Human Development Index 0.946 2023
14th of 193		 0.940 2023
15th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.823 2023
32nd of 169		 0.866 2023
16th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.618 2023
102nd of 156		 0.585 2023
111th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.031 2023
9th of 172		 0.040 2023
13th of 172

Economy

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
GDP 603.9 bn US$ 2025
27th of 186		 552.3 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 98,814 US$ 2025
4th of 186		 50,274 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 163,354 int. $ 2025
1st of 185		 79,344 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 81,760 US$ 2025
7th of 182		 51,550 US$ 2024
GDP growth 5.0 % 2025
44th of 186		 4.0 % 2024
Inflation 0.9 % 2025
134th of 165		 1.3 % 2025
127th of 165
Trade 320.3 % 2025
3rd of 138		 199.0 % 2023
Exports 177.9 % 2025
3rd of 138		 106.8 % 2023
FDI inflows 26.3 % 2025
6th of 192		 8.3 % 2024
28th of 192
Manufacturing 17.4 % 2025
26th of 132		 9.4 % 2024
Agriculture 0.0 % 2025
158th of 158		 0.8 % 2024
Tax revenue 13.6 % 2024
65th of 89		 0.6 % 2024
89th of 89
Government debt 167.8 % 2024
55th of 56		 1.8 % 2013
Military spending 2.8 % 2024
27th of 147		 5.6 % 2014

Labour

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Unemployment 2.8 % 2025
33rd of 181		 2.2 % 2025
19th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.8 % 2025
41st of 181		 6.5 % 2025
37th of 181
Women in the labour force 63.6 % 2025
26th of 181		 53.0 % 2025
93rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.1 % 2025
181st of 181		 1.4 % 2025
165th of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.6 h 2025
24th of 181		 48.3 h 2025
6th of 181
Youth NEET rate 6.0 % 2025
12th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
28th of 181
Labour income share 43.2 % 2025
67th of 114		 36.8 % 2025
95th of 114
Output per hour 100.4 $ 2025
4th of 181		 41.2 $ 2025
53rd of 181

Health

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Health spending 4.5 % 2023
138th of 192		 5.0 % 2023
126th of 192
Health spending per person 3,922 US$ 2023
23rd of 191		 2,402 US$ 2023
34th of 191
Physicians 2.83 /1,000 2022
54th of 125		 2.99 /1,000 2023
52nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
16th of 196		 4.8 ‰ 2024
39th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
33rd of 194		 3 /100k 2023
6th of 194
Tobacco use 13.8 % 2024
59th of 166		 9.0 % 2024
28th of 166
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
9th of 147		 98.6 % 2024
35th of 147

Food

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Food insecurity 10.1 % 2024
44th of 134		 4.2 % 2024
10th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.7 % 2024
52nd of 124		 0.9 % 2024
10th of 124
Protein supply - 103.6 g 2022
59th of 174
Animal protein supply - 51.7 g 2022
77th of 174
Fat supply - 127.8 g 2022
40th of 174
Cereal import dependency - 100.0 % 2022
1st of 160

Education

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Literacy 97.7 % 2021 98.8 % 2024
3rd of 29
Secondary enrolment 103.1 % 2023 102.1 % 2024
30th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 97.3 % 2023
11th of 128		 63.7 % 2024
51st of 128
Education spending 2.2 % 2024
104th of 121		 3.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 16.7 yrs 2023
29th of 195		 15.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 195
Mean schooling 12.0 yrs 2023
42nd of 193		 13.0 yrs 2023
16th of 193

Society

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Internet use 94.4 % 2024
31st of 182		 100.0 % 2024
1st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 170.8 /100 2024
15th of 151		 203.2 /100 2024
4th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
95th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 213
Women in parliament 32.3 % 2025
61st of 184		 50.0 % 2025
7th of 184
Income inequality - 26.4 2018
7th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.0 % 2018
1st of 93

Refugees

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Refugees hosted 0 2025
175th of 177		 1,377 2025
121st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
175th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
129th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
172nd of 177		 6,257 2025
66th of 177
Refugees from the country 43 2025
165th of 199		 252 2025
133rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
175th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
153rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Control of corruption 87.7 /100 2024
5th of 207		 71.5 /100 2024
36th of 207
Government effectiveness 95.7 /100 2024
1st of 205		 75.8 /100 2024
26th of 205
Rule of law 81.6 /100 2024
19th of 207		 65.5 /100 2024
72nd of 207
Regulatory quality 88.5 /100 2024
1st of 205		 72.6 /100 2024
28th of 205
Voice and accountability 57.5 /100 2024
98th of 205		 41.9 /100 2024
147th of 205
Political stability 86.9 /100 2024
20th of 207		 79.4 /100 2024
52nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
CO₂ per capita 9.75 t 2024
183rd of 202		 18.26 t 2024
194th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 53.9 Mt 2024
54th of 204		 222.0 Mt 2024
27th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.14 % 2024
54th of 204		 0.58 % 2024
27th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.2 Gt 2024
64th of 204		 5.8 Gt 2024
34th of 204
GHG per capita 12.60 t 2024
181st of 202		 24.04 t 2024
194th of 202
Renewable energy 1.1 % 2021
189th of 211		 1.0 % 2021
191st of 211
Forest area 20.9 % 2023
132nd of 212		 4.5 % 2023
181st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
85th of 200		 57.2 µg/m³ 2023
193rd of 200
Water stress 33.3 % 2022
129th of 176		 1,509.9 % 2022
175th of 176
Land area 718 km² 2023
183rd of 214		 71,020 km² 2023
118th of 214

Energy

Indicator Singapore United Arab Emirates
Renewable electricity 5.5 % 2025
161st of 190		 8.8 % 2024
151st of 190
Wind and solar 2.7 % 2025
131st of 190		 8.7 % 2024
82nd of 190
Low-carbon electricity 5.5 % 2025
162nd of 190		 31.7 % 2024
104th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.5 % 2025
162nd of 190		 68.3 % 2024
104th of 190
Coal power 0.9 % 2025
116th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
4th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 497 g/kWh 2025
105th of 190		 468 g/kWh 2024
95th of 190
Electricity per capita 10.29 MWh 2025
19th of 191		 16.05 MWh 2024
6th of 191
Nuclear power - 22.9 % 2024
14th of 180

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.