Singapore
| Capital: | Singapore |
| Area size: | 610 sq. km Approximately four times the size of Washington D.C. |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 |
| Currency: | Singapore dollar |
| Area code: | (+) 65 |
| Driving: | Left |
| Climate description: | Tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern monsoon from June to September; inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. |
People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Malay, English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Tamil are the official languages. Malay is considered the national language, but English is spoken in the public administration. Various Chinese dialects are spoken. Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Telegu and Malayalam are spoken in the Indian communities.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
Future population estimates
6.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)
Ethnic groups
Singaporeans of Chinese origin make up 76 percent. Malaysians account for 15 percent and 6 percent are from India and Sri Lanka.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Buddhist 28 percent, Christian 19 percent, Muslim 13 percent, Taoist 13 percent, Hindu 5 percent. There are Sikh and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
Year women granted right to vote
1947
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)
Percentage of population under 15
Malay, English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Tamil are the official languages. Malay is considered the national language, but English is spoken in the public administration. Various Chinese dialects are spoken. Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Telegu and Malayalam are spoken in the Indian communities.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
| 2007 | 4.5 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 4.4 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 4.3 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 4.3 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 4.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 4.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
6.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)
Ethnic groups
Singaporeans of Chinese origin make up 76 percent. Malaysians account for 15 percent and 6 percent are from India and Sri Lanka.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Buddhist 28 percent, Christian 19 percent, Muslim 13 percent, Taoist 13 percent, Hindu 5 percent. There are Sikh and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
| 2007 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005 |
| 2006 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2005 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2004 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2003 | 100.0 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2002 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2001 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2000 | 100 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
Year women granted right to vote
1947
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)
Percentage of population under 15
| 2005 | 19.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 20.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 20.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 21.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 21.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 21.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Average life expectancy
Life expectancy - male
Life expectancy - female
Infant mortality
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
Births attended by skilled personnel
Maternal mortality
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent
Population with access to improved water
Population with access to improved sanitation
Literacy - average
Literacy - male
Literacy - female
Landlines telephones
Cellular telephone subscribers
Internet users
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
| 2005 | 79.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 78.9 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 78.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 78.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 77.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 77.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - male
| 2005 | 77.5 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 77.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 76.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 75.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 75.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 75.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - female
| 2005 | 81.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 80.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 80.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 80.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 80.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 79.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Infant mortality
| 2006 | 2 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 4 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
| 2006 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 3 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 4 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Births attended by skilled personnel
| 1997-2005 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1996-2004 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2001 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 1995-2000 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Maternal mortality
| 2005 | 14 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2000 | 30 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
| 2000-2006 | 3 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 1996-2005 | 3 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 1996-2004 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2003 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2002 | No data available percent | |
| 1995-2000 | No data available percent |
Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent
Population with access to improved water
| 2004 | 100 percent | UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006 |
| 2002 | No data available percent | |
| 2000 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Population with access to improved sanitation
| 2004 | 100 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2006 |
| 2002 | No data available percent | |
| 2000 | 100 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Literacy - average
| 2004 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 92.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - male
| 2004 | 96.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 96.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 96.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 96.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 96.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - female
| 2004 | 88.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 88.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 88.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 88.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 88.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Landlines telephones
| 2006 | 423 per 1,000 people | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007 |
| 2005 | 424 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 444 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 453 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 463 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 471 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 484 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Cellular telephone subscribers
| 2006 | 1093 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2005 | 1008 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 954 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 858 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 796 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 724 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 684 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Internet users
| 2006 | 392 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2005 | 398 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2004 | 579 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2003 | 512 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2002 | 504 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2001 | 412 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
| 2000 | 324 per 1,000 people | ITU 2007 |
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
| 2007 | 4 (joint) | Transparency International 2007 |
| 2006 | 5 | Transparency International |
| 2005 | 5 | Transparency International |
| 2004 | 5 | Transparency International |
| 2003 | 5 | Transparency International |
| 2002 | 5 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2001 | 4 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2000 | 6 (joint) | Transparency International |
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
Annual GDP growth
Annual inflation
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
32.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
| 2006 | 28730 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2005 | 26620 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2004 | 25040 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2003 | 21750 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2002 | 21030 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2001 | 21250 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2000 | 22970 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
| 2006 | 132.2 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2005 | 116.7 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2004 | 107.4 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2003 | 92.3 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2002 | 88.1 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2001 | 85.5 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2000 | 92.7 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
Annual GDP growth
| 2005 | 6.4 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2004 | 8.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2003 | 2.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2002 | 4 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2001 | -2.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2000 | 10 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
Annual inflation
| 2005 | 0.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2004 | 3.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2003 | -0.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2002 | -0.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2001 | -1.8 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
| 2000 | 3.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007 |
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
32.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Physicians
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2000-2004 | 140 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 140 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 140 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2002 | 135 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
| 2005 | 0.3 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006 |
| 2003 | 0.3 percent | UNAIDS 2006 |
Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2006 | 26 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2005 | 28 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 30 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2003 | 32 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2002 | 33 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2001 | 35 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
| 2000 | 37 per 100,000 people | WHO 2008 |
Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Number of refugees originating here
Number of refugees residing here
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
Landmine casualties per year
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
Percentage of GDP spent on education
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2006 | 111 | Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 2005 | 39 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 36 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 35 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 39 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 16 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 22 | UNHCR |
Number of refugees residing here
| 2006 | 1 | UNHCR |
| 2005 | 3 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 1 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 1 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 2 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 2 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | No data available |
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
| No data available | |||
Landmine casualties per year
| 2004 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2005 |
| 2003 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2004 |
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
| 2005 | 4.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 4.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 5.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
Percentage of GDP spent on education
| 2002-2005 | No data available percent | |
| 2002-2004 | No data available percent | |
| 1998-2000 | 3.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2004 | 1.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2003-2004 | 1.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2002 | 1.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2001 | 1.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2000 | 1.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
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