Myanmar (Burma) vs Singapore
Myanmar (Burma) vs Singapore: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 12.8 years in Singapore, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 6 years, or 1.89 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 and Singapore ranked 1 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 12.9 |
| 2010 | – | 12.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Myanmar (Burma) vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Singapore: $70,680 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Singapore: 5% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Singapore: 165.8% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025