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Singapore vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Singapore has a population of 6.04M (ranked 113/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Singapore's land area is 277.2 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 177th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Singapore Vanuatu
Population
6105665
341110
Population rank 113/197 174/197
GDP
$547B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 27/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$90,674
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 7/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,689
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$954B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
174.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$158,044
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 1/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$55,248
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
277.2 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.97
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
36.8 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Singapore and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Singapore and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Singapore Vanuatu
1960 $704,751,700 -
1961 $764,629,788 -
1962 $826,239,212 -
1963 $917,608,012 -
1964 $894,153,311 -
1965 $974,644,096 -
1966 $1,096,425,608 -
1967 $1,238,035,816 -
1968 $1,425,706,091 -
1969 $1,659,893,768 -
1970 $1,920,574,150 -
1971 $2,263,785,444 -
1972 $2,721,440,981 -
1973 $3,696,213,333 -
1974 $5,221,534,956 -
1975 $5,633,673,930 -
1976 $6,327,077,974 -
1977 $6,618,585,074 -
1978 $7,517,176,355 -
1979 $9,296,921,724 $119,258,835
1980 $11,896,256,783 $121,185,498
1981 $14,175,228,844 $113,781,796
1982 $16,084,252,378 $114,501,913
1983 $17,784,112,150 $117,389,554
1984 $19,749,361,098 $144,482,515
1985 $19,156,532,746 $131,856,421
1986 $18,586,746,057 $126,498,935
1987 $20,919,215,578 $139,464,174
1988 $25,371,462,488 $158,351,368
1989 $30,465,364,739 $154,013,202
1990 $36,144,336,769 $168,879,207
1991 $45,466,164,978 $201,334,169
1992 $52,131,320,033 $209,088,825
1993 $60,603,815,716 $200,491,853
1994 $73,688,724,431 $233,701,301
1995 $87,812,540,788 $249,333,250
1996 $96,293,086,513 $261,370,044
1997 $100,123,787,215 $272,771,209
1998 $85,728,207,782 $262,293,411
1999 $86,286,849,755 $268,006,973
2000 $96,076,539,926 $272,014,628
2001 $89,793,790,670 $257,926,882
2002 $92,538,372,870 $262,596,536
2003 $97,646,401,096 $314,471,413
2004 $115,033,593,101 $364,996,869
2005 $127,807,848,728 $394,962,433
2006 $148,627,286,361 $439,358,587
2007 $180,941,701,358 $516,392,923
2008 $193,617,323,539 $590,748,429
2009 $194,150,283,772 $592,622,319
2010 $239,807,980,591 $670,712,980
2011 $279,356,499,090 $770,153,588
2012 $295,092,888,077 $747,839,698
2013 $307,576,360,585 $758,304,466
2014 $314,863,580,758 $773,717,011
2015 $307,998,545,269 $759,690,181
2016 $319,646,468,521 $804,323,577
2017 $343,673,334,902 $880,043,284
2018 $377,123,710,561 $914,727,908
2019 $376,161,998,830 $936,526,268
2020 $349,165,858,545 $909,421,044
2021 $436,591,382,250 $982,362,212
2022 $509,017,841,147 $1,030,654,208
2023 $505,439,514,078 $1,126,313,359
2024 $547,386,645,892 $1,161,251,868

Singapore and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Singapore Vanuatu
1960 $428 -
1961 $449 -
1962 $472 -
1963 $511 -
1964 $486 -
1965 $517 -
1966 $567 -
1967 $626 -
1968 $709 -
1969 $813 -
1970 $926 -
1971 $1,071 -
1972 $1,264 -
1973 $1,685 -
1974 $2,342 -
1975 $2,490 -
1976 $2,759 -
1977 $2,846 -
1978 $3,194 -
1979 $3,901 $1,055
1980 $4,928 $1,048
1981 $5,597 $962
1982 $6,078 $946
1983 $6,633 $947
1984 $7,228 $1,137
1985 $7,002 $1,012
1986 $6,800 $946
1987 $7,539 $1,017
1988 $8,914 $1,125
1989 $10,395 $1,067
1990 $11,862 $1,141
1991 $14,502 $1,326
1992 $16,136 $1,344
1993 $18,290 $1,257
1994 $21,552 $1,431
1995 $24,915 $1,492
1996 $26,233 $1,529
1997 $26,376 $1,562
1998 $21,829 $1,471
1999 $21,797 $1,472
2000 $23,853 $1,460
2001 $21,700 $1,350
2002 $22,160 $1,341
2003 $23,730 $1,567
2004 $27,608 $1,774
2005 $29,961 $1,874
2006 $33,768 $2,035
2007 $39,433 $2,334
2008 $40,009 $2,604
2009 $38,927 $2,546
2010 $47,237 $2,815
2011 $53,891 $3,163
2012 $55,548 $3,005
2013 $56,967 $2,980
2014 $57,565 $2,973
2015 $55,646 $2,855
2016 $57,006 $2,956
2017 $61,236 $3,160
2018 $66,882 $3,207
2019 $65,952 $3,207
2020 $61,410 $3,043
2021 $80,056 $3,212
2022 $90,299 $3,292
2023 $85,412 $3,515
2024 $90,674 $3,543

Singapore vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Singapore Vanuatu
1950 54.1 43.9
1951 55.3 42.2
1952 56.4 45.3
1953 57.5 45.8
1954 59.4 46.5
1955 61.2 47.1
1956 62.6 47.7
1957 63.4 48.2
1958 64 48.7
1959 64.8 49.3
1960 65.3 49.8
1961 65.7 50.4
1962 66.1 50.9
1963 66.5 51.5
1964 66.7 52
1965 66.9 52.5
1966 67.2 53.1
1967 67.3 53.7
1968 67.7 54.2
1969 68.1 54.8
1970 68.5 55.3
1971 68.8 55.9
1972 69 56.4
1973 69.4 57
1974 69.7 57.6
1975 70.2 58.1
1976 70.6 58.7
1977 70.9 59.2
1978 71.2 59.9
1979 71.4 60.9
1980 71.5 61.3
1981 71.7 61.9
1982 72 62.5
1983 72.4 63.1
1984 72.6 63.5
1985 73.1 63.9
1986 73.6 64.6
1987 74 64.4
1988 74 65.7
1989 74.3 66
1990 74.6 66.7
1991 75.1 67.1
1992 75.3 67.4
1993 75.5 67.7
1994 75.6 68
1995 75.7 68.1
1996 76.1 68.2
1997 76.4 68.3
1998 76.9 68.4
1999 77.3 67.9
2000 77.8 68.6
2001 78.3 68.7
2002 78.7 68.8
2003 79.2 68.9
2004 79.7 69
2005 80.3 69.2
2006 80.6 69.1
2007 80.9 69.1
2008 81.1 69.3
2009 81.4 69.4
2010 81.6 69.6
2011 81.9 69.7
2012 82.2 69.9
2013 82.5 70
2014 82.6 70
2015 82.7 70.2
2016 82.9 70.4
2017 83.1 70.5
2018 83.4 70.6
2019 83.7 70.8
2020 83.7 70.4
2021 83.5 70
2022 82.9 71.3
2023 83.7 71.5
2024 83.9 71.7
2025 84 71.8

Singapore and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year Population
Singapore Vanuatu
1960 1,646,400 64,431
1961 1,702,400 66,264
1962 1,750,200 68,174
1963 1,795,000 70,159
1964 1,841,600 72,219
1965 1,886,900 74,358
1966 1,934,400 76,590
1967 1,977,600 78,921
1968 2,012,000 81,314
1969 2,042,500 83,755
1970 2,074,507 86,266
1971 2,112,900 88,862
1972 2,152,400 91,562
1973 2,193,000 94,362
1974 2,229,800 97,260
1975 2,262,600 100,269
1976 2,293,300 103,388
1977 2,325,300 106,618
1978 2,353,600 109,963
1979 2,383,500 113,040
1980 2,413,945 115,660
1981 2,532,835 118,249
1982 2,646,466 121,035
1983 2,681,061 123,998
1984 2,732,221 127,109
1985 2,735,957 130,356
1986 2,733,373 133,720
1987 2,774,789 137,187
1988 2,846,108 140,756
1989 2,930,901 144,393
1990 3,047,132 148,063
1991 3,135,083 151,793
1992 3,230,698 155,608
1993 3,313,471 159,463
1994 3,419,048 163,314
1995 3,524,506 167,137
1996 3,670,704 170,911
1997 3,796,038 174,626
1998 3,927,213 178,313
1999 3,958,723 182,048
2000 4,027,887 186,281
2001 4,138,012 191,031
2002 4,175,950 195,863
2003 4,114,826 200,746
2004 4,166,664 205,711
2005 4,265,762 210,760
2006 4,401,365 215,923
2007 4,588,599 221,276
2008 4,839,396 226,896
2009 4,987,573 232,731
2010 5,076,732 238,248
2011 5,183,688 243,474
2012 5,312,437 248,883
2013 5,399,162 254,482
2014 5,469,724 260,240
2015 5,535,002 266,101
2016 5,607,283 272,087
2017 5,612,253 278,507
2018 5,638,676 285,259
2019 5,703,569 291,985
2020 5,685,807 298,858
2021 5,453,566 305,868
2022 5,637,022 313,046
2023 5,917,648 320,409
2024 6,036,860 327,777

Fertility rates in Singapore and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Singapore Vanuatu
1960 5.76 6.78
1961 5.41 6.73
1962 5.21 6.67
1963 5.16 6.62
1964 4.97 6.57
1965 4.66 6.52
1966 4.46 6.51
1967 3.91 6.51
1968 3.53 6.46
1969 3.22 6.41
1970 3.07 6.35
1971 3.02 6.29
1972 3.04 6.23
1973 2.79 6.15
1974 2.35 6.06
1975 2.07 5.98
1976 2.11 5.89
1977 1.82 5.81
1978 1.79 5.77
1979 1.79 5.73
1980 1.82 5.69
1981 1.78 5.65
1982 1.74 5.6
1983 1.61 5.55
1984 1.62 5.49
1985 1.61 5.43
1986 1.43 5.38
1987 1.62 5.33
1988 1.96 5.27
1989 1.75 5.21
1990 1.83 5.17
1991 1.73 5.13
1992 1.72 5.09
1993 1.74 5.02
1994 1.71 4.94
1995 1.67 4.85
1996 1.66 4.75
1997 1.61 4.66
1998 1.48 4.6
1999 1.47 4.56
2000 1.6 4.54
2001 1.41 4.5
2002 1.37 4.38
2003 1.27 4.29
2004 1.26 4.21
2005 1.26 4.13
2006 1.28 4.1
2007 1.29 4.12
2008 1.28 4.16
2009 1.22 4.16
2010 1.15 4.13
2011 1.2 4.09
2012 1.29 4.06
2013 1.19 4.04
2014 1.25 4
2015 1.24 3.95
2016 1.2 3.92
2017 1.16 3.88
2018 1.14 3.83
2019 1.14 3.79
2020 1.1 3.74
2021 1.12 3.7
2022 1.04 3.65
2023 0.97 3.6

Singapore and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Singapore

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Singapore Vanuatu
1960 18.2 17.7
1961 18.1 17.6
1962 18 17.5
1963 18 17.4
1964 18.1 17.3
1965 18.2 17.2
1966 18.4 17.1
1967 18.6 17.1
1968 18.9 17
1969 19.3 17
1970 19.7 17
1971 20.1 17
1972 20.6 17
1973 21 17
1974 21.5 17.1
1975 22 17.1
1976 22.6 17.1
1977 23.1 17.2
1978 23.6 17.3
1979 24.2 17.5
1980 24.7 17.6
1981 25.3 17.7
1982 25.9 17.7
1983 26.4 17.7
1984 26.9 17.7
1985 27.3 17.7
1986 27.8 17.8
1987 28.3 17.8
1988 28.7 17.8
1989 29.1 17.8
1990 29.5 17.8
1991 29.8 17.9
1992 30.1 17.8
1993 30.4 17.7
1994 30.7 17.7
1995 31 17.8
1996 31.2 18
1997 31.4 18
1998 31.6 18
1999 31.9 18
2000 32.2 18.2
2001 32.5 18.5
2002 32.7 18.7
2003 33 18.9
2004 33.3 19.2
2005 33.5 19.4
2006 33.6 19.6
2007 33.6 19.9
2008 33.5 20.1
2009 33.6 20.3
2010 33.7 20.5
2011 33.9 20.6
2012 34 20.8
2013 34.1 20.9
2014 34.2 21
2015 34.4 21.1
2016 34.5 21.1
2017 34.8 21.2
2018 35 21.2
2019 35.2 21.2
2020 35.5 21.2
2021 35.8 21.2
2022 35.9 21.2
2023 36.2 21.2
2024 36.8 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Singapore Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$451B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
59,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.05%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.74%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
21.4%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
84.1
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
333,204
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.69%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
49
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
400
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$638B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$384B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,742,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.04%
2018
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Singapore Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,283 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
57.1 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.64 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
97.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.38%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
279.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,750 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.02%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Singapore Vanuatu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,011
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
84
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
96.4%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Singapore Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,321
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,069
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.6
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
30.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
14%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.81 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Singapore Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
45.9 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2.55 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,175 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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