Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma)
Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma): Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 227,000 people in Bangladesh and 463,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 236,000 people, or 2.04 times that in Bangladesh.
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What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 29 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 14 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Bangladesh | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 227,000 | 463,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 227,000 | 513,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 227,100 | 513,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 221,000 | 513,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 221,000 | 513,300 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 221,000 | 513,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 221,000 | 513,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 214,000 | 513,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 252,000 | 483,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 251,000 | 482,300 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 188,700 | 595,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 200,200 | 544,300 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 200,200 | 444,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 137,000 | 429,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 192,200 | 429,100 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 170,700 | 434,900 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 170,700 | 429,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 167,200 | 406,300 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 170,500 | 371,300 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 113,000 | 322,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 107,000 | 322,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 107,000 | 286,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 107,000 | 286,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 103,000 | 230,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 103,000 | 200,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 91,300 | 186,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 81,000 | 181,000 | – |
| 1983 | 77,000 | 179,000 | – |
| 1982 | 77,000 | 210,000 | – |
| 1981 | 77,000 | 210,000 | – |
| 1980 | 71,000 | 179,000 | – |
| 1979 | 120,000 | 212,000 | – |
| 1978 | 129,000 | 212,000 | – |
| 1977 | 126,000 | 208,000 | – |
| 1976 | 126,000 | 210,000 | – |
| 1975 | 100,000 | 209,000 | – |
| 1974 | 100,000 | 202,000 | – |
| 1973 | 86,000 | 198,000 | – |
| 1972 | 47,000 | 191,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 175,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 174,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 173,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 136,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 136,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 135,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 133,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 123,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 105,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 100,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 90,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 79,000 | – |
| 1959 | – | 67,000 | – |
| 1958 | – | 56,000 | – |
| 1957 | – | 44,000 | – |
| 1956 | – | 33,000 | – |
| 1955 | – | 25,000 | – |
| 1954 | – | 19,000 | – |
| 1953 | – | 14,000 | – |
| 1952 | – | 10,000 | – |
| 1951 | – | 8,000 | – |
| 1950 | – | 6,000 | – |
| 1949 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1948 | – | 3,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025