Head to head · 67 shared rankings
Singapore vs South Korea
| Ranking | Singapore | South Korea | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person2026-11-02 | #1 · 32.29 tonnes per person | #15 · 13.7 tonnes per person | Singapore by 14 |
| Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #1 · 73.65 years | #3 · 72.45 years | Singapore by 2 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #1 · 88.83 % | #6 · 85.32 % | Singapore by 5 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary)2026-11-02 | #2 · 92.69 % | #1 · 93.42 % | South Korea by 1 |
| Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #2 · 83.86 years | #3 · 83.8 years | Singapore by 1 |
| Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person2026-11-02 | #2 · 173.7k kWh per person | #10 · 56.7k kWh per person | Singapore by 8 |
| Countries with the most researchers per million people2026-11-02 | #5 · 8,781.74 per million people | #2 · 9,471.83 per million people | South Korea by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city2026-11-02 | #2 · 84.76 % | #18 · 42.88 % | Singapore by 16 |
| Countries with the highest beef yield per animal2026-11-02 | #3 · 400 kilograms per animal | #13 · 332 kilograms per animal | Singapore by 10 |
| Countries with the highest energy use per person2026-11-02 | #3 · 174.38 MWh | #15 · 69.75 MWh | Singapore by 12 |
| Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #23 · 1.81 % of GDP | #3 · 4.94 % of GDP | South Korea by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education2026-11-02 | #4 · 52 % | #3 · 58.3 % | South Korea by 1 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #3 · 89.34 % | #6 · 83.78 % | Singapore by 3 |
| Countries with the highest GDP per person employed2026-11-02 | #4 · 233.5k international dollars | #36 · 99.0k international dollars | Singapore by 32 |
| Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows2026-11-02 | #4 · 15.6 % of GDP | #23 · 2.2 % of GDP | Singapore by 19 |
| Countries with the longest life expectancy2026-11-02 | #11 · 83.74 years | #5 · 84.33 years | South Korea by 6 |
| Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP2026-11-02 | #5 · 17.54 % of GDP | #33 · 5.28 % of GDP | Singapore by 28 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation2026-11-02 | #5 · 100 % | #8 · 99.33 % | Singapore by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone2026-11-02 | #5 · 99.8 % | #24 · 97.9 % | Singapore by 19 |
| Countries using the most coal energy per person2026-11-02 | #47 · 673.05 kWh per person | #6 · 15.4k kWh per person | South Korea by 41 |
| Countries with the largest share of global goods exports2026-11-02 | #15 · 2.07 % | #6 · 2.8 % | South Korea by 9 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels2026-11-02 | #38 · 56.85 TWh | #7 · 375.06 TWh | South Korea by 31 |
| Countries with the highest total energy supply2026-11-02 | #28 · 1,023.76 TWh | #7 · 3,603.52 TWh | South Korea by 21 |
| Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy2026-11-02 | #32 · 17.43 % of GDP | #7 · 27.43 % of GDP | South Korea by 25 |
| Countries with the largest share of global services exports2026-11-02 | #7 · 4.58 % | #18 · 1.77 % | Singapore by 11 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education2026-11-02 | #7 · 63.09 % | #17 · 49.56 % | Singapore by 10 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #32 · 186.93 million tonnes | #8 · 708.86 million tonnes | South Korea by 24 |
| Countries with the most imported deforestation2026-11-02 | #29 · 9,747.01 hectares | #8 · 27.7k hectares | South Korea by 21 |
| Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports2026-11-02 | #29 · 74.53 % of merchandise exports | #8 · 87.29 % of merchandise exports | South Korea by 21 |
| Countries with the most electric car sales2026-11-02 | #39 · 20.58 thousand cars | #9 · 217 thousand cars | South Korea by 30 |
| Countries with the most electric cars on the road2026-11-02 | #37 · 49.6 thousand cars | #9 · 834 thousand cars | South Korea by 28 |
| Countries with the largest military share of population2026-11-02 | #13 · 0.9 % | #9 · 1.07 % | South Korea by 4 |
| Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person2026-11-02 | #9 · 9,683.6 kWh per person | #18 · 7,259.17 kWh per person | Singapore by 9 |
| Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP2026-11-02 | #11 · 136.51 % of GDP | #10 · 147.23 % of GDP | South Korea by 1 |
| Countries with the highest military spending2026-11-02 | #23 · 16.9 billion US dollars | #11 · 48.85 billion US dollars | South Korea by 12 |
| Countries with the highest military share of government spending2026-11-02 | #11 · 18.01 % | #27 · 10.79 % | Singapore by 16 |
| Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates2026-11-02 | #11 · 74.84 per 100,000 people | #19 · 46.54 per 100,000 people | Singapore by 8 |
| Countries with the highest electric car sales share2026-11-02 | #12 · 37 % | #40 · 11 % | Singapore by 28 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas2026-10-30 | #48 · 20.96 million tonnes | #12 · 129.31 million tonnes | South Korea by 36 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed drinking water2026-11-02 | #12 · 100 % | #30 · 99.28 % | Singapore by 18 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas2026-11-02 | #48 · 0.26 % of global total | #12 · 1.61 % of global total | South Korea by 36 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #47 · 31.82 million tonnes | #13 · 176.14 million tonnes | South Korea by 34 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil2026-11-01 | #47 · 31.82 million tonnes | #13 · 176.14 million tonnes | South Korea by 34 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #47 · 0.26 % of global total | #13 · 1.41 % of global total | South Korea by 34 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using the internet2026-11-02 | #30 · 94.38 % | #13 · 97.9 % | South Korea by 17 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation2026-11-01 | #19 · 11.8k thousand tonnes | #14 · 14.8k thousand tonnes | South Korea by 5 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from gas per person2026-11-02 | #14 · 3.59 tonnes per person | #22 · 2.5 tonnes per person | Singapore by 8 |
| Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare2026-11-02 | #30 · 35.93 kilograms per hectare | #16 · 61.23 kilograms per hectare | South Korea by 14 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil2026-11-02 | #46 · 1,809.69 million tonnes | #17 · 7,834.82 million tonnes | South Korea by 29 |
| Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person2026-11-02 | #21 · 10.47 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #19 · 12.01 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | South Korea by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use2026-11-02 | #28 · 9.26 tonnes per person | #19 · 11.22 tonnes per person | South Korea by 9 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person2026-11-02 | #28 · 9.24 t | #21 · 11.29 t | South Korea by 7 |
| Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment2026-11-02 | #26 · 94.7 % | #22 · 95.6 % | South Korea by 4 |
| Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #50 · 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | #22 · 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea by 28 |
| Countries with the highest lettuce yields2026-11-02 | #28 · 24.45 tonnes per hectare | #24 · 25.48 tonnes per hectare | South Korea by 4 |
| Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage2026-11-02 | #26 · 100 % | #36 · 99.9 % | Singapore by 10 |
| Countries with the most immigrants2026-11-02 | #27 · 2,841.67 thousand people | #41 · 1,811.51 thousand people | Singapore by 14 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person2026-11-02 | #27 · 5.46 tonnes per person | #46 · 3.41 tonnes per person | Singapore by 19 |
| Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person2026-11-02 | #33 · 10.49 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #28 · 12.19 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | South Korea by 5 |
| Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year2026-11-02 | #46 · 62.92 % | #29 · 72.48 % | South Korea by 17 |
| Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage2026-11-02 | #37 · 97 % | #38 · 97 % | Singapore by 1 |
| Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #37 · 97 % | #38 · 97 % | Singapore by 1 |
| Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #38 · 97 % | #39 · 97 % | Singapore by 1 |
| Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #46 · 6.17 per 100,000 people | #40 · 6.73 per 100,000 people | South Korea by 6 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources2026-11-02 | #42 · 100 % | #44 · 100 % | Singapore by 2 |
| Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage2026-11-02 | #43 · 97 % | #44 · 97 % | Singapore by 1 |
| Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales2026-11-02 | #48 · 1.04 % | #49 · 0.86 % | Singapore by 1 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person
Head to head
Singapore vs South Korea, explained
Singapore vs South Korea, head to head across 67 shared rankings. Singapore ranks higher in 31, South Korea ranks higher in 36. On that count South Korea comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person, Singapore is #1 with 32.29 tonnes per person and South Korea is #15 with 13.7 tonnes per person (Singapore ahead by 14); in Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth, Singapore is #1 with 73.65 years and South Korea is #3 with 72.45 years (Singapore ahead by 2); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.), Singapore is #1 with 88.83 % and South Korea is #6 with 85.32 % (Singapore ahead by 5); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary), Singapore is #2 with 92.69 % and South Korea is #1 with 93.42 % (South Korea ahead by 1); in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth, Singapore is #2 with 83.86 years and South Korea is #3 with 83.8 years (Singapore ahead by 1); in Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person, Singapore is #2 with 173.7k kWh per person and South Korea is #10 with 56.7k kWh per person (Singapore ahead by 8).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Singapore or South Korea?
- South Korea ranks higher in more shared rankings (36 of 67). In Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person, Singapore is #1 and South Korea is #15.
- In how many rankings do Singapore and South Korea both appear?
- 67 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.