Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma): Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.2% in Cambodia and 80.4% in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 18.8 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2024, Cambodia ranked 131 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 168 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Cambodia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.2 | 80.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 95 | 76.8 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 92.3 | 73.7 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 82.5 | 72.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 86.4 | 70.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 84 | 68.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 80.7 | 66.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 89.1 | 69.8 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 68.8 | 55.6 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 62.7 | 60.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 56.1 | 52 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 50.9 | 56.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 55.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 37.4 | 54.1 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 31.1 | 48.8 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 25.6 | 51.8 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 50.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 49.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 48.4 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 47.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | 46.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 19.3 | 45.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 13.1 | 47 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 9.5 | 43 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 16.6 | 41.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 18.7 | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCambodia: $2,273 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthCambodia: 5.3% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationCambodia: 2.5% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtCambodia: 25.5% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025