Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma)
Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma): Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Argentina, by 1.6 years, or 1.24 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Argentina ranked 77 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personArgentina: $13,290 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthArgentina: 4.5% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationArgentina: 41.9% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtArgentina: 80.1% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025