Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam
Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 10.7 years in Vietnam, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 3.9 years, or 1.57 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 110 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | – | 10.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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