Quality of life comparison

live 16.4 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

make 25.7 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 43.9% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 40.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 64.9% more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 90.0% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.