Malaysia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Malaysia vs Myanmar (Burma): CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 8.32 tonnes in Malaysia and 0.58 tonnes in Myanmar (Burma), by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 7.75 tonnes, or 14 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Malaysia ranked 25 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 156 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Malaysia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.32 | 0.58 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.04 | 0.58 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.98 | 0.58 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.52 | 0.6 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.47 | 0.65 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.63 | 0.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.73 | 0.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.35 | 0.65 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.79 | 0.45 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.1 | 0.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.19 | 0.35 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.86 | 0.28 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.41 | 0.25 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.49 | 0.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.52 | 0.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.04 | 0.16 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.84 | 0.17 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.59 | 0.23 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 7.11 | 0.22 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 7.01 | 0.24 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.72 | 0.23 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.34 | 0.23 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.08 | 0.19 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.88 | 0.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.69 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.33 | 0.21 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 5.05 | 0.19 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | 0.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.96 | 0.18 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.47 | 0.17 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.42 | 0.15 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 4.11 | 0.12 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4.21 | 0.11 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 4.11 | 0.11 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.61 | 0.11 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.27 | 0.12 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.85 | 0.12 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 2.75 | 0.13 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 2.79 | 0.18 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.8 | 0.17 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.93 | 0.17 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 2.87 | 0.16 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 2.62 | 0.17 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.5 | 0.16 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.52 | 0.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.5 | 0.16 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.24 | 0.16 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.79 | 0.16 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.86 | 0.15 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.73 | 0.14 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.65 | 0.15 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.41 | 0.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.4 | 0.17 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.68 | 0.17 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.7 | 0.18 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Malaysia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalaysia: 93.9% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMalaysia: $12,350 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthMalaysia: 5.2% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationMalaysia: 1.4% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtMalaysia: 70.5% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsMalaysia: $4.55B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025