Country profile
Myanmar
- Continent: Asia
- Surface area: 676,590 km²
- Population density: 81.1/km²
At a glance
- Myanmar has a population of about 54.9M; its total GDP of $81.7B ranks #84 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 676,590 km² is about 3.4× the world median of 198,330 km².
- GNI per capita stands out most against the median: $1,320 — rank #141 of 168 countries with data.
Where Myanmar stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Myanmar: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 54.9M (2025) | +19% | #27 / 169 | median 11.5M · 4.8× |
| Population growth | 0.6% (2025) | −36% | #111 / 169 | median 1.1% · 58% |
| Urban population share | 30.6% (2025) | +10% | #154 / 169 | median 63.8% · 48% |
| Population aged 65+ | 7.5% (2025) | +49% | #84 / 169 | median 7.4% · 1.0× |
| Fertility rate | 2.1 (2024) | −24% | #85 / 169 | median 2.1 · 1.0× |
| Birth rate | 16.5‰ (2024) | −28% | #83 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 1.0× |
| Death rate | 9.2‰ (2024) | −7% | #46 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 1.3× |
| Net migration | -39.7K (2025) | #145 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 676,590 km² (2023) | #40 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 3.4× | |
| Population density derived | 81.1/km² (2025) | +19% | #75 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.1× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $81.7B (2025) | +1105% | #84 / 168 | median $80.7B · 1.0× |
| GDP per capita | $1,489 (2025) | +916% | #138 / 168 | median $6,834 · 22% |
| GNI per capita | $1,320 (2025) | +676% | #141 / 168 | median $6,350 · 21% |
| GDP growth (annual) | -2.0% (2025) | −117% | #161 / 168 | N/A |
| Inflation rate | 8.8% (2019) | −85% | #25 / 162 | median 3.3% · 2.7× |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% (2025) | +345% | #132 / 168 | median 5.1% · 59% |
| Gini index | 30.7 (2017) | #119 / 153 | median 35.3 · 87% | |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 10.3% (2017) | #50 / 153 | median 2.5% · 4.1× | |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Imports share of GDP | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 25.3% (2025) | −54% | #21 / 168 | median 7.2% · 3.5× |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 25.1% (2025) | +26% | #6 / 165 | median 11.2% · 2.2× |
| International tourist arrivals | 903K (2020) | +85% | #91 / 162 | median 1.1M · 80% |
| Tourism receipts | $2.5B (2019) | +1739% | #48 / 165 | median $705M · 3.5× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 67.1 years (2024) | +10% | #133 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 91% |
| Infant mortality | 32.8‰ (2024) | −53% | #37 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 2.5× |
| Under-five mortality | 36.9‰ (2024) | −56% | #47 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 2.3× |
| DPT immunization | 71.0% (2024) | −10% | #139 / 166 | median 90.5% · 78% |
| Hospital beds | 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) | +53% | #119 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 53% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 4.5% (2023) | +72% | #117 / 165 | median 6.5% · 68% |
| Secondary school enrollment | 77.0% (2018) | +84% | #112 / 167 | median 90.5% · 85% |
| Education spending share of GDP | 2.0% (2019) | +154% | #152 / 165 | median 4.1% · 48% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.609 (2023) | +41% | #123 / 165 | median 0.754 · 81% |
| Internet users | 45.4% (2020) | +10656030% | #130 / 169 | median 81.5% · 56% |
| Mobile subscriptions | 114.3 per 100 (2024) | +110061% | #89 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 98% |
| Fixed broadband | 2.9 per 100 (2024) | +560113% | #117 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 24% |
| Electricity access | 80.4% (2024) | +71% | #125 / 169 | median 99.9% · 80% |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 0.6 t (2024) | +201% | #129 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 22% |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 31.4 Mt (2024) | +255% | #69 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 1.5× |
| Renewable electricity share | 50.8% (2021) | +18% | #63 / 169 | median 34.1% · 1.5× |
| Renewable energy consumption | 62.9% (2021) | −24% | #34 / 169 | median 26.9% · 2.3× |
| Forest area | 42.4% (2023) | −19% | #55 / 169 | median 32.4% · 1.3× |
| Agricultural land | 19.9% (2023) | +19% | #130 / 169 | median 41.7% · 48% |
| Arable land | 16.9% (2023) | +12% | #53 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.5× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 35.1 µg/m³ (2023) | −18% | #33 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.8× |
| Military spending | 6.8% (2024) | +359% | #7 / 157 | median 1.8% · 3.8× |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).