| Attribute |
Singapore × | 
South Africa × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 719 | 1,219,090 |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 709 | 1,214,470 |
| Water area (km²) | 10 | 4,620 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 5,244 |
| Border countries | - | - Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
|
| Coastline (km) | 193 | 2,798 |
| Mean elevation (m) | - | 1,034 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 166 | 3,408 |
| People | | |
| Population | 6,209,660 | 56,463,617 |
| Official languages | - English
- Malay
- Mandarin
- Tamil
| - Afrikaans
- English
- Sepedi
- Sesotho
- Setswana
- Tshivenda
- Xitsonga
- isiNdebele
- isiXhosa
- isiZulu
- siSwati
|
| Religion | Buddhist | Christian |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Singapore | Republic of South Africa |
| Short country name | Singapore | South Africa |
| 1↑Long local name | Republic of Singapore | - |
| Short local name | Singapore | - |
| Former name | - | |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Singapore | Pretoria |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 528,100,000,000 | 767,200,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 323,900,000,000 | 349,300,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 94,100 | 13,600 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 46.5 | 16.1 |
| Labor force | 3,657,000 | 22,190,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.2 | 27.5 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 16.6 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 50,850,000,000 | 92,860,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 51,870,000,000 | 108,300,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 3.3 | 0.98 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 15.7 | 26.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.3 | -4.4 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 111.1 | 53 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 2.15 | 5.75 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.28 | 10.38 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 137,400,000,000 | 137,500,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 137,400,000,000 | 137,500,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 471,200,000,000 | 295,900,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 809,400,000,000 | 735,900,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 60,990,000,000 | -8,584,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 396,800,000,000 | 94,930,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 312,100,000,000 | 89,360,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 279,900,000,000 | 50,720,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 566,100,000,000 | 156,300,000,000 |
| National currency | Singapore dollars | rand |
| National currency (code) | SGD | ZAR |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | R |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.3 | 13.67 |