Country profile
Myanmar
Myanmar ranks #27 of 215 for population, #180 of 209 for gdp per capita, #176 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
55M
people · 2024
Rank #27 of 215
Life expectancy
67.1
years · 2024
Rank #176 of 216
Poverty headcount
10.3%
% of population · 2017
Rank #61 of 186
Under-5 mortality
36.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #67 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
64.1%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #145 of 232
Tobacco use
44.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #2 of 163
Calorie supply
2,809
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #119 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
903,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #102 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,359
current US$ · 2024
Rank #180 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
8.83
annual % growth · 2019
Rank #31 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
172
index (2015=100) · 2022
Rank #54 of 210
Forest area
42.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #76 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
32.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #66 of 248
Protected areas
4.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #204 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.58
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #174 of 210
Fertilizer use
21.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #136 of 194
Pesticide use
0.94
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #131 of 193
Cereal yield
3.78
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #71 of 182
Digital
Internet users
45.4%
% of population · 2020
Rank #167 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.87
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #187 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
114
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #128 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
76.8%
% of population · 2023
Rank #170 of 215
Renewable electricity output
50.8%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #70 of 257
Energy use per person
2,457
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #168 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.08
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #167 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Myanmar; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield