Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 16.4 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Burma, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 95.8% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 78.4% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burma, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burma, 179.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burma, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Singapore, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Burma, 74% of the population do as of 2022.
be 51.6% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Singapore, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Burma, 85% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burma spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 39.3% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burma, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burma: At a glance
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