Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand
Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,720 deaths in Myanmar (Burma) and 46 deaths in Thailand, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 2,674 deaths, or 59 times that in Thailand.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Thailand.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,720 | 46 |
| 2021 | 1,689 | 48 |
| 2020 | 159 | 46 |
| 2019 | 558 | 55 |
| 2018 | 104 | 61 |
| 2017 | 2,381 | 42 |
| 2016 | 156 | 49 |
| 2015 | 653 | 84 |
| 2014 | 207 | 98 |
| 2013 | 344 | 249 |
| 2012 | 832 | 243 |
| 2011 | 796 | 276 |
| 2010 | 147 | 246 |
| 2009 | 195 | 262 |
| 2008 | 92 | 336 |
| 2007 | 635 | 568 |
| 2006 | 414 | 563 |
| 2005 | 355 | 586 |
| 2004 | 139 | 312 |
| 2003 | 218 | 41 |
| 2002 | 429 | 114 |
| 2001 | 307 | 51 |
| 2000 | 704 | 46 |
| 1999 | 318 | 6 |
| 1998 | 503 | 187 |
| 1997 | 751 | 243 |
| 1996 | 556 | 32 |
| 1995 | 1,413 | 124 |
| 1994 | 708 | 52 |
| 1993 | 121 | 19 |
| 1992 | 1,179 | 580 |
| 1991 | 1,359 | 4 |
| 1990 | 695 | 94 |
| 1989 | 761 | 437 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Thailand: $6,783 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Thailand: 2.4% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Thailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025