Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma)
Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma): Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 81 deaths in Kenya and 2,720 deaths in Myanmar (Burma), by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 2,639 deaths, or 34 times that in Kenya.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2022, Kenya ranked 37 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 9 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Kenya | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81 | 2,720 |
| 2021 | 102 | 1,689 |
| 2020 | 99 | 159 |
| 2019 | 158 | 558 |
| 2018 | 103 | 104 |
| 2017 | 144 | 2,381 |
| 2016 | 88 | 156 |
| 2015 | 350 | 653 |
| 2014 | 244 | 207 |
| 2013 | 212 | 344 |
| 2012 | 265 | 832 |
| 2011 | 98 | 796 |
| 2010 | 55 | 147 |
| 2009 | 124 | 195 |
| 2008 | 733 | 92 |
| 2007 | 169 | 635 |
| 2006 | 111 | 414 |
| 2005 | 126 | 355 |
| 2004 | 3 | 139 |
| 2003 | 0 | 218 |
| 2002 | 13 | 429 |
| 2001 | 171 | 307 |
| 2000 | 218 | 704 |
| 1999 | 208 | 318 |
| 1998 | 321 | 503 |
| 1997 | 185 | 751 |
| 1996 | 145 | 556 |
| 1995 | 44 | 1,413 |
| 1994 | 28 | 708 |
| 1993 | 279 | 121 |
| 1992 | 151 | 1,179 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1,359 |
| 1990 | 0 | 695 |
| 1989 | 60 | 761 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 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
Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025