Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam
Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 42% in Myanmar (Burma) and 47.1% in Vietnam, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.2 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2024, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 75 and Vietnam ranked 64 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | 47.1 | – |
| 2023 | 42.4 | 47 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 42.9 | 47 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 43.3 | 46.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 44.2 | 46.4 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 44.6 | 46 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 45.1 | 45.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 45.9 | 44.9 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 46.4 | 44.4 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 46.8 | 44.1 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 47.3 | 43.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 47.7 | 43.2 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 48.1 | 42.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 48.7 | 42.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 49.2 | 41.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 49.7 | 41.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 50.2 | 40.8 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 50.7 | 40.2 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 51.3 | 40.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 51.8 | 39.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 52.3 | 39 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 52.8 | 38.4 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 53.4 | 37.9 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 54 | 35.5 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 54.7 | 34.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 55.4 | 34 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 56 | 33.2 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 56.7 | 32.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 57.4 | 31.8 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 58 | 31 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 58.7 | 30.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 59.3 | 29.6 | – |
| 1990 | 60 | 28.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025