Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa
Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa: Internet users
Internet users: 45.5% in Myanmar (Burma) in 2020 and 78.4% in South Africa in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Africa, by 26.7 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher since 1999.
- The world as a whole: 60.1% in 2020.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | – | 78.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | – | 78.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | – | 78.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | – | 75 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 45.5 | 72.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 36.5 | 69.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 29.4 | 62.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 23.6 | 56.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 16 | 54 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 10.9 | 51.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 49 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 46.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 41 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 34 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 24 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 10 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | 6.7 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 6.3 | – |
| 2000 | – | 5.3 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 4.1 | – |
| 1998 | – | 2.9 | – |
| 1997 | – | 1.6 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0.8 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0.7 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0.2 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0.1 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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
Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025South Africa: $5,713 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021South Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023South Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019South Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025