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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Buddhists. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Myanmar

Against lower middle income countries, Myanmar ranks 9th of 47 on health and 45th of 45 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Myanmar with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Myanmar reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.39177 of 17945 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.2064 of 1939 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2020-0.07157 of 19932 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.5590 of 11010 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2017+0.4168 of 16512 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.30160 of 21027 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2020+0.31104 of 18619 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.21122 of 21332 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.06120 of 19519 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Myanmar, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths4.21per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.58per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance43.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important81%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer83.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions84.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.0586%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share6.14%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share3.35%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.52%% of households2016no agreed direction
One-person households5.35%% of households2016no agreed direction
Women in a union58%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age29.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.8years2023no agreed direction
Population54,850,648people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.641%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization30.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+7.52%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1424.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.1births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate16.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-39,661people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.609index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.477index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$5,137international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$5,097international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,128US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-2.01%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation8.83%% per year2019no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.48%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue6.02%% of GDP2019no agreed direction
Government expense13.8%% of GDP2019no agreed direction
Military spending6.79%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture45%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion89.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling11.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling6.38years2023higher is better
Education spending2%% of GDP2019no agreed direction
Primary enrollment120%% gross2018higher is better
Secondary enrollment77%% gross2018higher is better
Tertiary enrollment20.4%% gross2018higher is better
Adult literacy93.5%% of adults2020higher is better
Compulsory schooling5years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary1.41%% of primary-age children2010higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio24.4pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers28per million people2023higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.575t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area42.4%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land19.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land6.7%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.478index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.947ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.33index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers3.85%% of ministers2019higher is better
Women in parliament15.3%% of seats2021higher is better
Women in management41%% of managers2020higher is better
Married by 1816%% of women aged 20-242016higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index16index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share22%% of prisoners2020higher is worse
Refugees originating2,427per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.08index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.015index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.041index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.859index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.026index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.105index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.058index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.128index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration81.3%% of children under 52016higher is better
Control of corruption-1.25index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.81index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.56index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.42index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-2.12index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-2.09index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy67.1years2024higher is better
Infant mortality32.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality36.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.46%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate2.89per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.07per 1,000 people2020no agreed direction
Basic water access85.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation74.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting24.5%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility33.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality185per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance60.2%% of births2016higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.93litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use43.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths20.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.757per 1,000 people2019higher is better
DTP3 immunisation71%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.9%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence482per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality24%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women39.7%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending71.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment5.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity32.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity8.13%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index52index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index30.7index (0-100)2017higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate10.3%% of population2017higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users45.4%% of population2020higher is better
Mobile subscriptions114per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access80.4%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population58.3%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband2.87per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment80.7%% of employment2020higher is worse
Unemployment3.05%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation40.9%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation69.7%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study15%% of 15 to 24 year olds2020higher is worse
Vulnerable employment62.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust15.1%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness87.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction4.29score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Myanmar

Also in East Asia & Pacific: American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. People's Rep., Korea, Rep., Lao PDR, Macao SAR, China, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Mongolia, Naoero, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, RB, West Bank and Gaza, Zambia, Zimbabwe.