Myanmar (Burma) vs Spain
Myanmar (Burma) vs Spain: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.94% of the labour force in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.87% of the labour force in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 1.07 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Spain.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Spain.
- In 2020, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 30 and Spain ranked 79 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.94 | 0.87 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 2.16 | 0.86 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2.12 | 0.85 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 2.15 | 0.85 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 2.13 | 0.86 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.13 | 0.86 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.16 | 0.91 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.18 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.21 | 0.91 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.23 | 0.95 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 2.25 | 0.95 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2.27 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.29 | 0.99 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 2.31 | 1.01 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 2.2 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 2.21 | 1.08 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 2.76 | 1.13 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.55 | 1.32 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.11 | 1.18 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.06 | 1.32 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 1.48 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.16 | 1.55 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.17 | 1.59 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.1 | 1.67 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.95 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.72 | 1.29 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.76 | 1.26 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 1.25 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.33 | 1.69 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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 Spain
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025