If you lived in Singapore instead of Burma, you would:

Health

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.

Economy

make 20.8 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

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 44.6% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 96.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

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.

Expenditures

spend 12.8% less on healthcare

Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 25.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.0% less coastline

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


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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