Myanmar (Burma) vs Singapore
Myanmar (Burma) vs Singapore: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma) and 7.3 per 100,000 people in Singapore, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Singapore, by 2.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.45 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 and Singapore ranked 129 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.9 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7 | 11.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.4 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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
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