Ireland vs Myanmar (Burma)
Ireland vs Myanmar (Burma): Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.6 years in Ireland and 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ireland, by 4.8 years, or 1.71 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Ireland ranked 8 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ireland | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.6 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 11.8 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ireland vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025