Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia
Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.53% of world capability in Myanmar (Burma) and 3.82% of world capability in Russia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Russia, by 3.29 percentage points, or 7.19 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2022, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 35 and Russia ranked 4 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.53 | 3.82 |
| 2021 | 0.55 | 3.49 |
| 2020 | 0.59 | 3.41 |
| 2019 | 0.59 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 3.58 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | 0.55 | 3.68 |
| 2014 | 0.54 | 3.92 |
| 2013 | 0.54 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 0.56 | 3.96 |
| 2011 | 0.56 | 3.98 |
| 2010 | 0.55 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | 0.65 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 0.65 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 0.62 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 0.63 | 4.11 |
| 2005 | 0.66 | 4.07 |
| 2004 | 0.66 | 4.76 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 4.97 |
| 2002 | 0.67 | 4.96 |
| 2001 | 0.53 | 5.35 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 5.14 |
| 1999 | 0.52 | 5.14 |
| 1998 | 0.51 | 5.12 |
| 1997 | 0.51 | 5.59 |
| 1996 | 0.5 | 5.91 |
| 1995 | 0.5 | 6.29 |
| 1994 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 0.51 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 0.43 | 6.72 |
| 1991 | 0.43 | – |
| 1990 | 0.38 | – |
| 1989 | 0.35 | – |
| 1988 | 0.34 | – |
| 1987 | 0.34 | – |
| 1986 | 0.34 | – |
| 1985 | 0.35 | – |
| 1984 | 0.34 | – |
| 1983 | 0.32 | – |
| 1982 | 0.36 | – |
| 1981 | 0.36 | – |
| 1980 | 0.34 | – |
| 1979 | 0.35 | – |
| 1978 | 0.35 | – |
| 1977 | 0.35 | – |
| 1976 | 0.34 | – |
| 1975 | 0.34 | – |
| 1974 | 0.33 | – |
| 1973 | 0.34 | – |
| 1972 | 0.32 | – |
| 1971 | 0.31 | – |
| 1970 | 0.31 | – |
| 1969 | 0.3 | – |
| 1968 | 0.27 | – |
| 1967 | 0.28 | – |
| 1966 | 0.28 | – |
| 1965 | 0.29 | – |
| 1964 | 0.28 | – |
| 1963 | 0.26 | – |
| 1962 | 0.26 | – |
| 1961 | 0.26 | – |
| 1960 | 0.25 | – |
| 1959 | 0.25 | – |
| 1958 | 0.24 | – |
| 1957 | 0.23 | – |
| 1956 | 0.22 | – |
| 1955 | 0.21 | – |
| 1954 | 0.21 | – |
| 1953 | 0.21 | – |
| 1952 | 0.21 | – |
| 1951 | 0.21 | – |
| 1950 | 0.22 | – |
| 1949 | 0.22 | – |
| 1948 | 0.23 | – |
| 1922 | – | 14.44 |
| 1921 | – | 14.85 |
| 1920 | – | 10.32 |
| 1919 | – | 6.31 |
| 1918 | – | 3.74 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 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
Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025