Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Myanmar 920 times
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 10 times as long as Singapore’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 5,704 m above Singapore’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 9 times as many people as Singapore
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 100 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 6.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.6 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 5.6 years older than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 1.1 more children on average than in Singapore
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Myanmar 1
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 7.4 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 27 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Myanmar and Singapore are practically level
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Singapore 3.0%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 70 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 78% higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Singapore drink 15% more alcohol than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 86 more hours a year than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 5.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 146 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Myanmar has 1 more World Heritage site than Singapore (2 against 1)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Singapore has won 6 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 16 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 120 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 22% of Singapore
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Singapore
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 37 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Singapore
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 9.5 times as deadly as in Singapore
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Singapore?
Myanmar is larger. Singapore fits inside Myanmar 920 times.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Singapore?
Myanmar has 9 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 16 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 6.8 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
