Australia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Australia vs Myanmar (Burma): Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 4.4 years, or 1.65 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Australia ranked 19 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Australia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | – |
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
Australia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025