Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 3.1 per 100,000 people in Indonesia and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.61 times that in Indonesia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Indonesia ranked 189 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.7 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4 | 7.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
- 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
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