We like to think we’re the cleanest, safest city in the region. But we also complain that we don’t have enough sex and that we have to work really long hours. How do we actually compare to the other cities in the region? Are our trains really that crowded? Is our local film scene really flailing? I-S came up with a list of numbers to get the real picture on just exactly how we’re doing, kiasu style of course—by looking at everyone else.
The People | Our Quality of Life | Our Culture
Our Economy | Various
The People
Population
Average income (per month)
Number of foreign workers
Legal age to have sex
Number of people per square km
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Our Quality of Life
Number of registered cars
Flagfall of urban cab
Amount of space devoted to parkland
Number of murders per year
Number of public holidays in 2006
Average amount of waste generated per capita
Hong Kong: 0.001 tonnes
Shanghai: 0.59 tonnes
Singapore: 0.5 tonnes
Bangkok: 9.340 tonnes
Average amount of sex per month per capita
Number of people per public toilet
Ranking in world’s most livable city survey
Number of local films made per year in 2005
Amount of money given by the government to the local film industry in 2005
Singapore: Approximately S$5 million.
Hong Kong: S$1.25 million
Shanghai: 0
Bangkok: Statistic unavailable
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Our Culture
Price of a fast food burger
Number of daily papers
Number of licensed brothels
Bangkok: 0
Singapore: Statistic Unavailable
Shanghai: 0
Hong Kong: 0
Number of registered marriages per year
Singapore: 22,189
Bangkok: 37, 808
Hong Kong: 43,034
Shanghai: 124,900
Number of divorces per year
Singapore: 1,855
Bangkok: 11,804
Hong Kong: 15,604
Shanghai: 72, 600
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Our Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Singapore: S$194 billion
Shanghai: S$146.81 billion
Hong Kong: S$52.59 billion
Bangkok: S$258,199 million
Average weekly work hours
Defense budget 2005
Hong Kong: S$47.7 billion (incorporated into Chinese budget)
Shanghai: S$47.7 billion (total Chinese budget)
Singapore: S$11.64 billion
Bangkok: S$4,263 million
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Various
Number of stories of tallest building
Number of Starbucks
Fine for dog fouling
Number of passengers through local international airport
Hong Kong: 111,616 daily
Shanghai: 49,334 daily
Singapore: 88,767 daily
Bangkok: 15,000 daily
Number of reported bird flu cases and number of birds slaughtered
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