Myanmar (Burma) vs Sweden
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sweden: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 83.3 years in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 16.4 years, or 1.24 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 and Sweden ranked 19 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years and Sweden at 92.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.9 | 83.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 66.5 | 83.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.6 | 83 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 66.6 | 82.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.5 | 83.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.2 | 82.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 65.9 | 82.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.6 | 82.3 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.3 | 82.2 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65 | 82.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 64.6 | 81.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.3 | 81.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 63.9 | 81.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 63.5 | 81.5 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 63.1 | 81.4 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 56.4 | 81.1 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 62.4 | 81 | 69 |
| 2006 | 62 | 80.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 61.7 | 80.6 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 61.4 | 80.6 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 61.2 | 80.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 60.9 | 79.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 79.8 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 60.4 | 79.7 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 60.1 | 79.5 | 66 |
| 1998 | 59.9 | 79.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 59.5 | 79.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 59.2 | 79 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 58.7 | 78.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 58.3 | 78.8 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 58 | 78.1 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 57.7 | 78.1 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 57.4 | 77.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 57.2 | 77.6 | 64 |
| 1989 | 56.9 | 77.7 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 56.6 | 77 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 56.4 | 77.1 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 56.1 | 77 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 55.8 | 76.7 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 55.6 | 76.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 55.3 | 76.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 55 | 76.4 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 54.7 | 76 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 54.4 | 75.7 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 54 | 75.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 53.5 | 75.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 53.3 | 75.4 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 52.9 | 75 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 52.5 | 75 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 52.1 | 75 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 51.8 | 74.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 51.4 | 74.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 51 | 74.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 50.5 | 74.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 50 | 74.1 | 56 |
| 1968 | 49.4 | 74 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.9 | 74.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48.2 | 74.1 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 47.4 | 73.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 46.7 | 73.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46 | 73.5 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.3 | 73.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 44.6 | 73.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 73 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.4 | 73.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.8 | 73.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42 | 72.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41.2 | 72.7 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 40.4 | 72.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 39.6 | 72.4 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 38.6 | 71.9 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 37.7 | 71.9 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 36.5 | 71.4 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.7 | 71.1 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 70.8 | – |
| 1948 | – | 70.7 | – |
| 1947 | – | 69.5 | – |
| 1946 | – | 69.5 | – |
| 1945 | – | 68.3 | – |
| 1944 | – | 67.7 | – |
| 1943 | – | 68.7 | – |
| 1942 | – | 69 | – |
| 1941 | – | 67 | – |
| 1940 | – | 66.7 | – |
| 1939 | – | 66.4 | – |
| 1938 | – | 65.5 | – |
| 1937 | – | 64.6 | – |
| 1936 | – | 64.6 | – |
| 1935 | – | 64.9 | – |
| 1934 | – | 65 | – |
| 1933 | – | 64.8 | – |
| 1932 | – | 63.9 | – |
| 1931 | – | 62.7 | – |
| 1930 | – | 63.2 | – |
| 1929 | – | 62.3 | – |
| 1928 | – | 62.2 | – |
| 1927 | – | 61.6 | – |
| 1926 | 30.8 | 62.7 | – |
| 1925 | – | 62.5 | – |
| 1924 | – | 61.9 | – |
| 1923 | – | 62.9 | – |
| 1922 | – | 61.1 | – |
| 1921 | – | 61 | – |
| 1920 | – | 58.9 | – |
| 1919 | – | 56.4 | – |
| 1918 | – | 49.7 | – |
| 1917 | – | 58.8 | – |
| 1916 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1915 | – | 57.1 | – |
| 1914 | – | 58.2 | – |
| 1913 | – | 58.6 | – |
| 1912 | – | 57.7 | – |
| 1911 | – | 58 | – |
| 1910 | – | 57.7 | – |
| 1909 | – | 58.3 | – |
| 1908 | – | 56.3 | – |
| 1907 | – | 56.9 | – |
| 1906 | – | 56.6 | – |
| 1905 | – | 54.4 | – |
| 1904 | – | 55.3 | – |
| 1903 | – | 55 | – |
| 1902 | – | 54.7 | – |
| 1901 | – | 52.9 | – |
| 1900 | – | 52.2 | – |
| 1899 | – | 50.9 | – |
| 1898 | – | 54.6 | – |
| 1897 | – | 54 | – |
| 1896 | – | 53.3 | – |
| 1895 | – | 54 | – |
| 1894 | – | 51.9 | – |
| 1893 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1892 | – | 50.5 | – |
| 1891 | – | 51 | – |
| 1890 | – | 50.4 | – |
| 1889 | – | 52.2 | – |
| 1888 | – | 52.3 | – |
| 1887 | – | 51.4 | – |
| 1886 | – | 50.5 | – |
| 1885 | – | 48.8 | – |
| 1884 | – | 49 | – |
| 1883 | – | 48.8 | – |
| 1882 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1881 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1880 | – | 47.7 | – |
| 1879 | – | 49 | – |
| 1878 | – | 46.8 | – |
| 1877 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1876 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1875 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1874 | – | 44.2 | – |
| 1873 | – | 48.6 | – |
| 1872 | – | 49.9 | – |
| 1871 | – | 48.9 | – |
| 1870 | – | 45 | – |
| 1869 | – | 41 | – |
| 1868 | – | 43.3 | – |
| 1867 | – | 46.3 | – |
| 1866 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1865 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1864 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1863 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1862 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1861 | – | 47.2 | – |
| 1860 | – | 48.5 | – |
| 1859 | – | 44.3 | – |
| 1858 | – | 42 | – |
| 1857 | – | 34.6 | – |
| 1856 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1855 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1854 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1853 | – | 40 | – |
| 1852 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1851 | – | 43.6 | – |
| 1850 | – | 44.7 | – |
| 1849 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1848 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1847 | – | 40.1 | – |
| 1846 | – | 42 | – |
| 1845 | – | 46 | – |
| 1844 | – | 44 | – |
| 1843 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1842 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1841 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1840 | – | 44 | – |
| 1839 | – | 39.9 | – |
| 1838 | – | 40 | – |
| 1837 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1836 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1835 | – | 47.2 | – |
| 1834 | – | 38.6 | – |
| 1833 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1832 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1831 | – | 39 | – |
| 1830 | – | 41 | – |
| 1829 | – | 36.2 | – |
| 1828 | – | 37.8 | – |
| 1827 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1826 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1825 | – | 45.3 | – |
| 1824 | – | 45 | – |
| 1823 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1822 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1821 | – | 38.2 | – |
| 1820 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1819 | – | 37 | – |
| 1818 | – | 40 | – |
| 1817 | – | 40.3 | – |
| 1816 | – | 41.8 | – |
| 1815 | – | 40.5 | – |
| 1814 | – | 38.6 | – |
| 1813 | – | 36.5 | – |
| 1812 | – | 35.1 | – |
| 1811 | – | 34.6 | – |
| 1810 | – | 32 | – |
| 1809 | – | 26.9 | – |
| 1808 | – | 30.2 | – |
| 1807 | – | 38.8 | – |
| 1806 | – | 36.2 | – |
| 1805 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1804 | – | 39.7 | – |
| 1803 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1802 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1801 | – | 36.9 | – |
| 1800 | – | 32.2 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.165.7–68.5 | 83.482.6–84.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.365.3–69.2 | 83.682.3–84.8 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 67.565.1–69.9 | 83.782.2–85.3 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 67.764.9–70.4 | 83.982.1–85.6 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 67.964.8–70.9 | 8482.1–85.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.164.7–71.4 | 84.282.1–86.2 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.364.7–71.8 | 84.382.2–86.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.564.6–72.2 | 84.482.2–86.8 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.764.7–72.7 | 84.582.1–87.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 68.964.6–73 | 84.782.2–87.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 6964.6–73.3 | 84.882.2–87.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.264.6–73.7 | 84.982.1–88 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.6–74.1 | 85.182.1–88.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.564.7–74.5 | 85.282.3–88.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.6–74.9 | 85.382.4–88.7 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.964.6–75.2 | 85.482.3–88.9 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 70.164.6–75.4 | 85.682.4–89.2 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.264.6–75.7 | 85.782.4–89.4 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.464.6–76.2 | 85.882.5–89.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.564.6–76.3 | 85.982.5–89.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.764.6–76.8 | 86.182.5–90.1 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.864.6–77.2 | 86.282.5–90.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 7164.7–77.4 | 86.382.6–90.6 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 71.264.8–77.5 | 86.482.7–90.8 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 71.364.9–77.9 | 86.582.6–90.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.564.8–78.2 | 86.782.7–91.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.664.7–78.5 | 86.882.6–91.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.865–78.8 | 86.982.6–91.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.964.9–79.1 | 8782.8–91.8 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 72.165.1–79.6 | 87.182.8–91.9 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 72.264.9–79.7 | 87.282.9–92.1 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 72.464.9–80.1 | 87.382.8–92.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 72.564.8–80.2 | 87.482.9–92.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.764.9–80.7 | 87.583–92.5 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.864.9–80.8 | 87.783.1–92.6 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 7365.1–81.1 | 87.883.3–92.9 | 78 |
| 2060 | 73.165.3–81.5 | 87.983.2–93.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 73.365.2–81.8 | 8883.2–93.3 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 73.465.2–82 | 88.183–93.5 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 73.665.3–82.1 | 88.283.1–93.5 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.765.4–82.3 | 88.383.2–93.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.965.5–82.5 | 88.483.3–94.1 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 7465.4–82.6 | 88.583.2–94 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 74.265.6–82.9 | 88.683.2–94.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 74.365.5–83.2 | 88.883.2–94.3 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 74.565.5–83.5 | 88.983.2–94.4 | 79 |
| 2070 | 74.665.5–83.7 | 8983.3–94.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.865.7–83.7 | 89.183.3–94.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.965.6–83.9 | 89.283.4–95 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 75.165.9–84.1 | 89.383.5–95.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 75.265.8–84.3 | 89.483.7–95.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 75.466.1–84.5 | 89.683.7–95.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 75.666–84.7 | 89.783.8–95.9 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 75.766.1–84.8 | 89.883.9–95.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 75.966–85.2 | 89.983.9–96.1 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 7666–85.3 | 9084–96.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 76.166–85.4 | 90.184.1–96.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 76.366–85.4 | 90.284.2–96.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 76.465.9–85.6 | 90.384.1–96.8 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 76.665.9–85.6 | 90.484.2–96.9 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 76.765.8–85.8 | 90.584.3–97.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 76.966.1–86 | 90.684.4–97.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 7766.1–86.3 | 90.784.4–97.6 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 77.266–86.4 | 90.884.3–97.6 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 77.366.2–86.5 | 90.984.6–97.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 77.566.2–86.8 | 9184.5–97.9 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 77.666.1–86.9 | 91.284.4–98.1 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 77.866.5–86.9 | 91.384.4–98.3 | 81 |
| 2092 | 77.966.4–87.1 | 91.384.5–98.5 | 81 |
| 2093 | 7866.3–87.3 | 91.484.3–98.5 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 78.266.7–87.6 | 91.684.4–98.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 78.366.5–87.6 | 91.784.5–98.7 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 78.566.7–87.8 | 91.884.8–99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 78.666.9–87.9 | 91.984.7–99.2 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 78.866.8–87.9 | 9284.6–99.3 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 78.966.6–88.1 | 92.184.8–99.4 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 79.166.7–88.4 | 92.284.9–99.6 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Sweden
Health
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025