Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Cambodia vs Myanmar (Burma): Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Cambodia and 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Cambodia ranked 109 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cambodia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
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
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