Ethiopia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Ethiopia vs Myanmar (Burma): Internet users
Internet users: 21.9% in Ethiopia in 2024 and 45.5% in Myanmar (Burma) in 2020, by ITU estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 29.4 percentage points, or 2.83 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- The world as a whole: 60.1% in 2020.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | – | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | – | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | – | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 45.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 36.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 29.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 23.6 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 16 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 10.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 1 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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