Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma): National power
National power in 2022: 2.09% of world capability in Indonesia and 0.53% of world capability in Myanmar (Burma), by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 1.55 percentage points, or 3.93 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1949.
- In 2022, Indonesia ranked 6 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 35 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.09 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 2.04 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 2.04 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 2.03 | 0.59 |
| 2018 | 1.99 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 1.98 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.55 |
| 2015 | 1.58 | 0.55 |
| 2014 | 1.52 | 0.54 |
| 2013 | 1.52 | 0.54 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 0.56 |
| 2011 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 2010 | 1.42 | 0.55 |
| 2009 | 1.43 | 0.65 |
| 2008 | 1.44 | 0.65 |
| 2007 | 1.43 | 0.62 |
| 2006 | 1.42 | 0.63 |
| 2005 | 1.41 | 0.66 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 0.66 |
| 2003 | 1.48 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 1.49 | 0.67 |
| 2001 | 1.45 | 0.53 |
| 2000 | 1.46 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 1.56 | 0.52 |
| 1998 | 1.54 | 0.51 |
| 1997 | 1.69 | 0.51 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 1.48 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 1.42 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 1.41 | 0.51 |
| 1992 | 1.41 | 0.43 |
| 1991 | 1.37 | 0.43 |
| 1990 | 1.31 | 0.38 |
| 1989 | 1.3 | 0.35 |
| 1988 | 1.28 | 0.34 |
| 1987 | 1.28 | 0.34 |
| 1986 | 1.29 | 0.34 |
| 1985 | 1.29 | 0.35 |
| 1984 | 1.33 | 0.34 |
| 1983 | 1.3 | 0.32 |
| 1982 | 1.31 | 0.36 |
| 1981 | 1.29 | 0.36 |
| 1980 | 1.26 | 0.34 |
| 1979 | 1.22 | 0.35 |
| 1978 | 1.23 | 0.35 |
| 1977 | 1.24 | 0.35 |
| 1976 | 1.19 | 0.34 |
| 1975 | 1.18 | 0.34 |
| 1974 | 1.17 | 0.33 |
| 1973 | 1.19 | 0.34 |
| 1972 | 1.21 | 0.32 |
| 1971 | 1.19 | 0.31 |
| 1970 | 1.31 | 0.31 |
| 1969 | 1.25 | 0.3 |
| 1968 | 1.24 | 0.27 |
| 1967 | 1.24 | 0.28 |
| 1966 | 1.23 | 0.28 |
| 1965 | 1.26 | 0.29 |
| 1964 | 1.3 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 1.27 | 0.26 |
| 1962 | 1.3 | 0.26 |
| 1961 | 1.31 | 0.26 |
| 1960 | 1.28 | 0.25 |
| 1959 | 1.28 | 0.25 |
| 1958 | 1.26 | 0.24 |
| 1957 | 1.28 | 0.23 |
| 1956 | 1.24 | 0.22 |
| 1955 | 1.19 | 0.21 |
| 1954 | 1.15 | 0.21 |
| 1953 | 1.14 | 0.21 |
| 1952 | 1.23 | 0.21 |
| 1951 | 1.47 | 0.21 |
| 1950 | 1.79 | 0.22 |
| 1949 | 1.36 | 0.22 |
| 1948 | – | 0.23 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- 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
- 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