Myanmar (Burma) vs Switzerland
Myanmar (Burma) vs Switzerland: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 84 years in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 17.1 years, or 1.26 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 and Switzerland ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years and Switzerland at 92.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.9 | 84 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 66.5 | 83.2 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.6 | 83.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 66.6 | 83.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.5 | 83.8 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.2 | 83.6 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 65.9 | 83.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.6 | 83.5 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.3 | 82.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65 | 83.1 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 64.6 | 82.7 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.3 | 82.6 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 63.9 | 82.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 63.5 | 82.3 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 63.1 | 82 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 56.4 | 82 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 62.4 | 81.7 | 69 |
| 2006 | 62 | 81.6 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 61.7 | 81.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 61.4 | 81.1 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 61.2 | 80.5 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 60.9 | 80.4 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 80.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 60.4 | 79.8 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 60.1 | 79.7 | 66 |
| 1998 | 59.9 | 79.5 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 59.5 | 79.2 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 59.2 | 79.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 58.7 | 78.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 58.3 | 78.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 58 | 78.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 57.7 | 77.9 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 57.4 | 77.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 57.2 | 77.4 | 64 |
| 1989 | 56.9 | 77.6 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 56.6 | 77.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 56.4 | 77.3 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 56.1 | 77 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 55.8 | 76.9 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 55.6 | 76.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 55.3 | 76.2 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 55 | 76.2 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 54.7 | 75.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 54.4 | 75.6 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 54 | 75.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 53.5 | 75.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 53.3 | 75.4 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 52.9 | 74.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 52.5 | 74.8 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 52.1 | 74.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 51.8 | 74.1 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 51.4 | 73.8 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 51 | 73.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 50.5 | 73.1 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 50 | 72.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 49.4 | 72.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.9 | 72.7 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48.2 | 72.5 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 47.4 | 72.3 | 54 |
| 1964 | 46.7 | 72.2 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46 | 71.3 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.3 | 71.3 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 44.6 | 71.7 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 71.4 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.4 | 71.5 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.8 | 71.3 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42 | 70.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41.2 | 70.2 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 40.4 | 70.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 39.6 | 70 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 38.6 | 69.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 37.7 | 69.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 36.5 | 68.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.7 | 68.9 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 68 | – |
| 1948 | – | 67.3 | – |
| 1947 | – | 66.2 | – |
| 1946 | – | 66.1 | – |
| 1945 | – | 65.4 | – |
| 1944 | – | 64.9 | – |
| 1943 | – | 65.8 | – |
| 1942 | – | 65.6 | – |
| 1941 | – | 64.9 | – |
| 1940 | – | 63.5 | – |
| 1939 | – | 64 | – |
| 1938 | – | 63.8 | – |
| 1937 | – | 63.5 | – |
| 1936 | – | 63.1 | – |
| 1935 | – | 62.1 | – |
| 1934 | – | 62.8 | – |
| 1933 | – | 62.4 | – |
| 1932 | – | 61.2 | – |
| 1931 | – | 61.2 | – |
| 1930 | – | 61.4 | – |
| 1929 | – | 60.1 | – |
| 1928 | – | 60.4 | – |
| 1927 | – | 60.1 | – |
| 1926 | 30.8 | 60.6 | – |
| 1925 | – | 59.9 | – |
| 1924 | – | 59.5 | – |
| 1923 | – | 60 | – |
| 1922 | – | 58.5 | – |
| 1921 | – | 57.8 | – |
| 1920 | – | 54.5 | – |
| 1919 | – | 54.8 | – |
| 1918 | – | 46.3 | – |
| 1917 | – | 55.8 | – |
| 1916 | – | 56.5 | – |
| 1915 | – | 55.9 | – |
| 1914 | – | 55.1 | – |
| 1913 | – | 54.2 | – |
| 1912 | – | 54.4 | – |
| 1911 | – | 51.8 | – |
| 1910 | – | 52.9 | – |
| 1909 | – | 51.7 | – |
| 1908 | – | 52.3 | – |
| 1907 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1906 | – | 50.8 | – |
| 1905 | – | 49.7 | – |
| 1904 | – | 49.2 | – |
| 1903 | – | 50.1 | – |
| 1902 | – | 50.4 | – |
| 1901 | – | 49 | – |
| 1900 | – | 47.6 | – |
| 1899 | – | 49.3 | – |
| 1898 | – | 48.3 | – |
| 1897 | – | 49.1 | – |
| 1896 | – | 48.9 | – |
| 1895 | – | 46.9 | – |
| 1894 | – | 45.9 | – |
| 1893 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1892 | – | 47.2 | – |
| 1891 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1890 | – | 45 | – |
| 1889 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1888 | – | 46 | – |
| 1887 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1886 | – | 44.8 | – |
| 1885 | – | 43.9 | – |
| 1884 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1883 | – | 45 | – |
| 1882 | – | 43 | – |
| 1881 | – | 41.9 | – |
| 1880 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1879 | – | 41.8 | – |
| 1878 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1877 | – | 40 | – |
| 1876 | – | 40.2 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.165.7–68.5 | 84.183.2–85 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.365.3–69.2 | 84.283.1–85.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 67.565.1–69.9 | 84.482.8–85.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 67.764.9–70.4 | 84.582.8–86.3 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 67.964.8–70.9 | 84.682.8–86.5 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.164.7–71.4 | 84.882.7–86.9 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.364.7–71.8 | 84.982.6–87.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.564.6–72.2 | 8582.7–87.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.764.7–72.7 | 85.282.7–87.8 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 68.964.6–73 | 85.382.6–88 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 6964.6–73.3 | 85.482.7–88.2 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.264.6–73.7 | 85.582.6–88.6 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.6–74.1 | 85.782.6–88.8 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.564.7–74.5 | 85.882.6–89.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.6–74.9 | 85.982.7–89.3 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.964.6–75.2 | 8682.7–89.6 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 70.164.6–75.4 | 86.182.7–89.8 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.264.6–75.7 | 86.382.7–90 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.464.6–76.2 | 86.482.8–90.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.564.6–76.3 | 86.582.8–90.5 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.764.6–76.8 | 86.682.9–90.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.864.6–77.2 | 86.783.1–90.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 7164.7–77.4 | 86.883.1–91.1 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 71.264.8–77.5 | 8783.1–91.3 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 71.364.9–77.9 | 87.183–91.5 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.564.8–78.2 | 87.283–91.6 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.664.7–78.5 | 87.383.2–91.9 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.865–78.8 | 87.483.2–92.1 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.964.9–79.1 | 87.583.2–92.3 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 72.165.1–79.6 | 87.783.2–92.6 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 72.264.9–79.7 | 87.883.3–92.9 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 72.464.9–80.1 | 87.983.3–93 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 72.564.8–80.2 | 8883.4–93.1 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.764.9–80.7 | 88.183.3–93.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.864.9–80.8 | 88.283.5–93.3 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 7365.1–81.1 | 88.383.4–93.5 | 78 |
| 2060 | 73.165.3–81.5 | 88.583.6–93.6 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 73.365.2–81.8 | 88.683.7–93.9 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 73.465.2–82 | 88.783.6–94.1 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 73.665.3–82.1 | 88.883.7–94.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.765.4–82.3 | 88.983.7–94.3 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.965.5–82.5 | 8983.8–94.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 7465.4–82.6 | 89.183.7–94.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 74.265.6–82.9 | 89.283.7–94.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 74.365.5–83.2 | 89.383.8–95.1 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 74.565.5–83.5 | 89.484–95.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 74.665.5–83.7 | 89.583.9–95.5 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.865.7–83.7 | 89.784–95.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.965.6–83.9 | 89.884.1–95.8 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 75.165.9–84.1 | 89.984.2–96 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 75.265.8–84.3 | 9084.2–96.1 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 75.466.1–84.5 | 90.184.2–96.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 75.666–84.7 | 90.284.2–96.1 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 75.766.1–84.8 | 90.384.5–96.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 75.966–85.2 | 90.484.4–96.5 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 7666–85.3 | 90.584.5–96.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 76.166–85.4 | 90.684.7–97.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 76.366–85.4 | 90.884.6–97.3 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 76.465.9–85.6 | 90.984.7–97.3 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 76.665.9–85.6 | 9184.7–97.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 76.765.8–85.8 | 91.184.8–97.7 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 76.966.1–86 | 91.284.8–97.7 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 7766.1–86.3 | 91.385–97.9 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 77.266–86.4 | 91.485.2–98.2 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 77.366.2–86.5 | 91.585.3–98.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 77.566.2–86.8 | 91.685.3–98.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 77.666.1–86.9 | 91.785.3–98.7 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 77.866.5–86.9 | 91.885.5–99.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 77.966.4–87.1 | 9285.4–99.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 7866.3–87.3 | 92.185.5–99.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 78.266.7–87.6 | 92.285.6–99.5 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 78.366.5–87.6 | 92.385.6–99.6 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 78.566.7–87.8 | 92.485.7–99.9 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 78.666.9–87.9 | 92.585.8–99.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 78.866.8–87.9 | 92.685.9–100 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 78.966.6–88.1 | 92.786–100.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 79.166.7–88.4 | 92.886.1–100.2 | 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 Switzerland
Health
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Switzerland: $93,330 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Switzerland: 1.6% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.2% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Switzerland: 40.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023