Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma): Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 71.2 years in Indonesia and 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 4.3 years, or 1.06 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1966, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2023, Indonesia ranked 156 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 81.9 years and Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.2 | 66.9 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 70.9 | 66.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 67.5 | 65.6 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 70.4 | 66.5 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 70.1 | 66.2 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 70 | 65.9 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 69.7 | 65.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 69.5 | 65.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.3 | 65 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.1 | 64.6 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 68.9 | 64.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 68.6 | 63.9 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68.4 | 63.5 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.3 | 63.1 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 68.1 | 56.4 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 67.9 | 62.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 67.7 | 62 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 67.5 | 61.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 65.5 | 61.4 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 67.1 | 61.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 67 | 60.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 66.6 | 60.6 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 66.3 | 60.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 66 | 60.1 | 66 |
| 1998 | 65.9 | 59.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 65.8 | 59.5 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 65.5 | 59.2 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 65.3 | 58.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 65 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 64.9 | 58 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 64.2 | 57.7 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 63.7 | 57.4 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 63.3 | 57.2 | 64 |
| 1989 | 62.9 | 56.9 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 62.4 | 56.6 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 62.1 | 56.4 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 61.7 | 56.1 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 61.4 | 55.8 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 60.9 | 55.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 60.3 | 55.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 59.7 | 55 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 59.1 | 54.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 58.7 | 54.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 58.2 | 54 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 57.6 | 53.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 57.1 | 53.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 56.5 | 52.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 56 | 52.5 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 55.4 | 52.1 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 54.9 | 51.8 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 54.4 | 51.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 53.8 | 51 | 56 |
| 1970 | 53.3 | 50.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 52.6 | 50 | 56 |
| 1968 | 51.9 | 49.4 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 51.3 | 48.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48.4 | 48.2 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 42.8 | 47.4 | 54 |
| 1964 | 49.4 | 46.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 48.7 | 46 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 48.1 | 45.3 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 47.4 | 44.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 46.8 | 44.1 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 45.4 | 42.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 45 | 42 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 44.3 | 41.2 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 43.6 | 40.4 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 42.2 | 38.6 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 41.5 | 37.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 40.8 | 36.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40.2 | 35.7 | 46.4 |
| 1947 | 27.5 | – | – |
| 1942 | 27.5 | – | – |
| 1937 | 35 | – | – |
| 1932 | 32.5 | – | – |
| 1927 | 30 | – | – |
| 1926 | – | 30.8 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.370–72.5 | 67.165.7–68.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 71.469.5–73.2 | 67.365.3–69.2 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 71.669.2–73.7 | 67.565.1–69.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 71.769.1–74.1 | 67.764.9–70.4 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 71.969–74.7 | 67.964.8–70.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 7269–75 | 68.164.7–71.4 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 72.268.8–75.3 | 68.364.7–71.8 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 72.368.7–75.7 | 68.564.6–72.2 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 72.468.6–76.1 | 68.764.7–72.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 72.668.7–76.4 | 68.964.6–73 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 72.768.7–76.6 | 6964.6–73.3 | 75 |
| 2035 | 72.968.7–77 | 69.264.6–73.7 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 7368.6–77.3 | 69.464.6–74.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 73.168.8–77.5 | 69.564.7–74.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 73.368.7–77.7 | 69.764.6–74.9 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 73.468.6–77.9 | 69.964.6–75.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 73.568.6–78.2 | 70.164.6–75.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 73.768.4–78.5 | 70.264.6–75.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 73.868.5–78.9 | 70.464.6–76.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 7468.6–79.2 | 70.564.6–76.3 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 74.168.6–79.3 | 70.764.6–76.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 74.368.4–79.7 | 70.864.6–77.2 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 74.468.6–79.8 | 7164.7–77.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 74.568.6–79.9 | 71.264.8–77.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 74.768.7–80.4 | 71.364.9–77.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 74.868.6–80.6 | 71.564.8–78.2 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 7568.5–80.7 | 71.664.7–78.5 | 77 |
| 2051 | 75.168.6–80.8 | 71.865–78.8 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 75.268.6–81.1 | 71.964.9–79.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 75.468.8–81.2 | 72.165.1–79.6 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 75.568.7–81.3 | 72.264.9–79.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 75.768.7–81.7 | 72.464.9–80.1 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 75.868.6–82.1 | 72.564.8–80.2 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 75.968.8–82.3 | 72.764.9–80.7 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 76.168.7–82.6 | 72.864.9–80.8 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 76.268.7–82.8 | 7365.1–81.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 76.368.7–82.9 | 73.165.3–81.5 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 76.569–83.1 | 73.365.2–81.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 76.669.1–83.4 | 73.465.2–82 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 76.868.9–83.7 | 73.665.3–82.1 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 76.969.1–83.8 | 73.765.4–82.3 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 7769.2–84 | 73.965.5–82.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 77.269.3–84.2 | 7465.4–82.6 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 77.369.3–84.4 | 74.265.6–82.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 77.569.5–84.8 | 74.365.5–83.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 77.669.6–84.9 | 74.565.5–83.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 77.769.6–85 | 74.665.5–83.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 77.969.7–85.2 | 74.865.7–83.7 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 7869.4–85.4 | 74.965.6–83.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 78.269.3–85.7 | 75.165.9–84.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 78.369.4–85.7 | 75.265.8–84.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 78.569.2–85.9 | 75.466.1–84.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 78.669.5–86.2 | 75.666–84.7 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 78.769.6–86.3 | 75.766.1–84.8 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 78.969.9–86.6 | 75.966–85.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 7969.8–86.8 | 7666–85.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 79.269.9–86.8 | 76.166–85.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 79.370–86.9 | 76.366–85.4 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 79.470.1–87.2 | 76.465.9–85.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 79.670.1–87.3 | 76.665.9–85.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 79.770.2–87.5 | 76.765.8–85.8 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 79.970.3–87.8 | 76.966.1–86 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 8070.2–87.7 | 7766.1–86.3 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 80.170.3–88.1 | 77.266–86.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 80.370.5–88.2 | 77.366.2–86.5 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 80.470.7–88.5 | 77.566.2–86.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 80.570.7–88.5 | 77.666.1–86.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 80.770.6–88.7 | 77.866.5–86.9 | 81 |
| 2092 | 80.870.5–88.9 | 77.966.4–87.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 80.970.7–89.1 | 7866.3–87.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 81.170.6–89.2 | 78.266.7–87.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 81.270.6–89.4 | 78.366.5–87.6 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 81.370.9–89.6 | 78.566.7–87.8 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 81.570.5–89.7 | 78.666.9–87.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 81.670.7–89.8 | 78.866.8–87.9 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 81.771–90.1 | 78.966.6–88.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 81.971.3–90.1 | 79.166.7–88.4 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025