Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma)
Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma): Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.8 years in Mexico and 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma), by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mexico, by 2 years, or 1.3 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mexico ranked 61 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mexico | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.8 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 8.5 | – |
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
Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025