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Myanmar vs Singapore
Side-by-side comparison of Myanmar and Singapore from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Myanmar
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 1,177 years
In short
Singapore scores 82.1 in the NationsTree Index (3rd in the world) and Myanmar scores 26.7 (169th), a gap of 55.4 points. Their trees are 9.5 m and 22 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Myanmar has 9.0 times the population of Singapore. Myanmar is 920 times larger than Singapore by land area. Singapore has an economy 3.0 times the size of Myanmar (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Myanmar 54.9 million and Singapore 6.1 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $163,354 in Singapore and $6,012 in Myanmar (2025, international dollars). People in Singapore live on average 16.3 years longer (83.3 vs 67.1 years).
Of 32 indicators reported by both countries, Myanmar ranks higher in the world on 4 and Singapore on 28. Myanmar is clearly stronger in natural resources, main industries and military. Singapore is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, science & innovation and infrastructure & digital.
As a nation, Myanmar is the older of the two (statehood since 849, 1,177 years), compared with Singapore (since 1965). Over the last five years Singapore improved faster (direction score 51 vs 1 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Myanmar and Singapore.
Myanmar
19.2
198th of 205
Singaporebetter
95.2
1st of 205
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Myanmar
30.4
192nd of 205
Singaporebetter
91.9
1st of 205
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Myanmar
1.99
151st of 164
Singaporebetter
4.60
1st of 164
GDP per personEconomy
Myanmar
$1,489
183rd of 210
Singaporebetter
$98,814
8th of 210
GNI per person (Atlas)Economy
Myanmar
$1,320
177th of 201
Singaporebetter
$81,760
10th of 201
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Singapore has been ahead of Myanmar in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Singapore has been ahead of Myanmar in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Myanmar has been ahead of Singapore in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
MyanmarSingapore All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Myanmar | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 676,57839th/216 · 2024 | 736184th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 652,67039th/216 · 2024 | 725182nd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 54.9 m27th/217 · 2025 | 6.1 m113th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.64%128th/217 · 2025 | 1.22%85th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 83.5119th/216 · 2024 | 8,329.03rd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 30.6%196th/217 · 2025 | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 24.1%103rd/217 · 2025 | 11.7%211th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 7.5%120th/217 · 2025 | 14.2%72nd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $81.67 bn85th/210 · 2025 | $603.87 bn27th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $329.74 bn64th/199 · 2025 | $998.28 bn33rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $281.77 bn64th/199 · 2025 | $853.07 bn33rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $1,489183rd/210 · 2025 | $98,8148th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $6,012160th/199 · 2025 | $163,3541st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $1,320177th/201 · 2025 | $81,76010th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | -2.0%203rd/210 · 2025 | 5.0%50th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 8.8%2019 | 0.9%33rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 3.0%43rd/187 · 2025 | 2.8%33rd/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 167.8%55th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 51.9%88th/189 · 2025 | 165.7%187th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.9%147th/192 · 2025 | 4.2%9th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 25.3%20th/197 · 2025 | 0.0%196th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 36.2%25th/200 · 2025 | 22.7%107th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 25.1%8th/192 · 2025 | 17.4%32nd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 38.5%188th/200 · 2025 | 71.6%29th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | — | $1.07 trn7th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | — | $860.24 bn9th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | — | 177.9%4th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | — | 142.5%4th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | — | 320.3%4th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 21.5%36th/170 · 2025 | 9.4%50th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 40.0%75th/171 · 2025 | 78.2%24th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 28.6%52nd/171 · 2025 | 2.3%151st/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 6.0%55th/171 · 2025 | 0.9%138th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 5.2%99th/168 · 2024 | 59.4%5th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 1.8%58th/191 · 2025 | 16.7%10th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.3%129th/196 · 2025 | 26.3%8th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 8.7%51st/209 · 2021 | 0.0%185th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.06%82nd/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 4.40%16th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.05%36th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 2.00%37th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 2.17%34th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%178th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 16.9%64th/206 · 2024 | 0.8%188th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 18,65434th/183 · 2022 | 106169th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 903,000101st/194 · 2020 | 2.7 m55th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $2.50 bn46th/175 · 2019 | $20.42 bn8th/175 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 14.3%44th/168 · 2019 | 3.0%106th/168 · 2018 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 1.5 m56th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 67.1177th/217 · 2024 | 83.315th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 36.9148th/196 · 2024 | 2.714th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.76110th/174 · 2019 | 2.8363rd/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.1113th/145 · 2020 | 2.865th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 71%166th/193 · 2024 | 97%29th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 42.6%2019 | 85.3%62nd/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 77.0%2018 | 103.1%49th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 14.0%2017 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 11.0%122nd/217 · 2025 | 19.2%75th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 4.5%141st/193 · 2023 | 4.5%139th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 93.5%45th/98 · 2020 | 97.7%24th/98 · 2021 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 20.4%2018 | 97.3%11th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.609150th/193 · 2023 | 0.94613th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.72017 | — |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 10.3%2017 | — |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 80.4%170th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 59.7%102nd/150 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 60.5%74th/144 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 45.4%2020 | 94.4%30th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 114108th/210 · 2024 | 17119th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 2.9152nd/208 · 2024 | 27.869th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 1.99151st/164 · 2018 | 4.601st/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 4,7461999 | — |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 3.5 m70th/161 · 2023 | 47.5 m23rd/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.5847th/203 · 2024 | 9.75183rd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 62.9%33rd/212 · 2021 | 1.1%187th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 35.1167th/200 · 2023 | 15.185th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 42.0%75th/214 · 2024 | 21.8%129th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 417128th/149 · 2024 | 5,24615th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 19.2198th/205 · 2025 | 95.21st/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 21.7187th/207 · 2025 | 87.84th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 29.5199th/207 · 2025 | 83.218th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 28.5202nd/207 · 2025 | 89.012th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 30.4192nd/205 · 2025 | 91.91st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 19.4202nd/205 · 2025 | 54.6113th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.680th/145 · 2023 | 0.11st/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $5.01 bn48th/156 · 2024 | $17.44 bn22nd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 6.6%5th/156 · 2024 | 3.0%31st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 32.0%2nd/154 · 2024 | 18.0%11th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 463,00014th/170 · 2020 | 59,00065th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 1.94%30th/168 · 2020 | 1.72%34th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 70.0 m56th/163 · 2025 | 57.0 m60th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 79.0 m30th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.02%109th/110 · 2023 | 1.81%23rd/110 · 2022 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 1,89820th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 234123rd/197 · 2023 | 11,89439th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Myanmar or Singapore?
Myanmar has the larger population: 54.9 m (2025) compared with 6.1 m for Singapore (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Myanmar or Singapore?
Myanmar is larger: 676,578 km² (2024) compared with 736 km² for Singapore (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Myanmar or Singapore?
Singapore has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $998.28 bn intl. (2025) compared with $329.74 bn intl. for Myanmar (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Myanmar or Singapore?
Singapore has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $163,354 intl. (2025) compared with $6,012 intl. for Myanmar (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Myanmar or Singapore?
Singapore has the higher life expectancy at birth: 83.3 years (2024) compared with 67.1 years for Myanmar (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Myanmar or Singapore?
Singapore spends more on the military: $17.44 bn (2025) compared with $5.01 bn for Myanmar (2024). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Myanmar or Singapore?
Singapore: 82.1 points (3rd in the world); Myanmar: 26.7 points (169th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Myanmar vs Singapore — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/myanmar-vs-singapore. Data as of 26 October 2026.