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Myanmar (Burma) vs United Kingdom
How Myanmar (Burma) and United Kingdom compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 66.9 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $1,128
- Population · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 68.7 million people against 54.1 million people
- Military spending · In 2024, Myanmar (Burma) was higher: 6.61% of GDP against 2.44% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Kingdom was higher: 4.22 tonnes against 0.58 tonnes
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- TemperatureMyanmar (Burma): 24 °C in 2025United Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personMyanmar (Burma): 0.58 tonnes in 2024United Kingdom: 4.22 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersMyanmar (Burma): 45.5% in 2020United Kingdom: 95.5% in 2024
- Access to electricityMyanmar (Burma): 80.4% in 2024United Kingdom: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaMyanmar (Burma): 42% in 2024United Kingdom: 13.5% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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