Ethiopia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Ethiopia vs Myanmar (Burma): Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 56.6% in Ethiopia and 80.4% in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 23.8 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 188 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 | Ethiopia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6 | 80.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 76.8 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 55 | 73.7 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | 72.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 70.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 68.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 44.8 | 66.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.3 | 69.8 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 | 55.6 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 60.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 52 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 56.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | 55.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 23 | 54.1 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 48.8 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 23.7 | 51.8 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 50.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 49.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 48.4 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14 | 47.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 46.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 45.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 47 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 43 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 41.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 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
Ethiopia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personEthiopia: $945 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthEthiopia: 8.1% a year in 2024Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationEthiopia: 26.6% a year in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtEthiopia: 33.5% of GDP in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025