Bhutan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Bhutan.
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Bhutan is often described as carbon-negative because its forests absorb more greenhouse gases than the country emits.
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Bhutan vs Myanmar
103 shared metrics.
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Myanmar
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Union of Burma.
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Identity
Name origin: both "Burma" and "Myanmar" derive from the name of the majority Burman (Bamar) ethnic group, with the term myanma, or "the strong," being the group's name f…
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Analysis
Myanmar leads in 67 of 103 shared metrics, while Bhutan leads in 36.
Bhutan's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 97.0x that of Myanmar (1.6 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Bhutan's Liberal Democracy Index is 29.5x that of Myanmar (0.46 vs 0.01).
Bhutan's Freedom of Expression Index is 25.2x that of Myanmar (0.68 vs 0.03).
Bhutan's Capital Elevation is 19.2x that of Myanmar (2.3K m vs 115 m).
Bhutan's Protected Land (%) is 6.8x that of Myanmar (51.6% vs 6.6%).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBhutan leads
Bhutan
1.6 per 100k people
Myanmar
0.02 per 100k people
Liberal Democracy IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.46
Myanmar
0.01
Freedom of Expression IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.68
Myanmar
0.03
Capital ElevationBhutan leads
Bhutan
2.3K m
Myanmar
115 m
Protected Land (%)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
51.6%
Myanmar
6.6%
Electoral Democracy IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.57
Myanmar
0.08
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BhutanBhutan
1.6 per 100k people
Myanmar
0.02 per 100k people
9700% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.46
Myanmar
0.01
2947% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
BhutanBhutan
0.68
Myanmar
0.03
2523% higher
Capital Elevation
BhutanBhutan
2.3K m
Myanmar
115 m
1918% higher
Protected Land (%)
BhutanBhutan
51.6%
Myanmar
6.6%
682% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.57
Myanmar
0.08
607% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BhutanBhutan
45.21 per 100k
Myanmar
6.9 per 100k
559% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
BhutanBhutan
71 pts
Myanmar
16 pts
344% higher
CO2 Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
Myanmar
0.58 t/person/yr
261% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
111% of GDP
Myanmar
35.7% of GDP
211% higher
GNI Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$3,730
Myanmar
$1,210
208% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BhutanBhutan
$16,215.15
Myanmar
$5,997.47
170% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$154.49
Myanmar
$57.97
167% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
BhutanBhutan
0.68
Myanmar
0.33
105% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BhutanBhutan
2.2 per 1k
Myanmar
1.1 per 1k
100% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
MyanmarBhutan
0.01%
Myanmar
5.2%
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
MyanmarBhutan
0.34 B m³
Myanmar
33.23 B m³
99% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
MyanmarBhutan
0.30% of firms
Myanmar
29.33% of firms
99% lower
Population
MyanmarBhutan
892.9K
Myanmar
57.93M
98% lower
Irrigated Land
MyanmarBhutan
320 km²
Myanmar
17.1K km²
98% lower
Beer Consumption
MyanmarBhutan
0.02 L/person/yr
Myanmar
0.52 L/person/yr
97% lower
Tourist Arrivals
MyanmarBhutan
29.8K
Myanmar
903.0K
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
MyanmarBhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
Myanmar
$74,068,349,523.81
96% lower
Air Passengers
MyanmarBhutan
189.9K
Myanmar
3.54M
95% lower
Airports
MyanmarBhutan
4.0
Myanmar
74
95% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MyanmarBhutan
23.64 gCO2/kWh
Myanmar
502.99 gCO2/kWh
95% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
MyanmarBhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
Myanmar
31.36 Mt CO2e
95% lower
Land Area
MyanmarBhutan
38.1K km²
Myanmar
652.7K km²
94% lower
Alcohol Consumption
MyanmarBhutan
0.18 L/adult/yr
Myanmar
1.9 L/adult/yr
91% lower
Forest Area
MyanmarBhutan
27.3K km²
Myanmar
276.7K km²
90% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
MyanmarBhutan
1.8% of firms
Myanmar
16.45% of firms
89% lower
Water Stress (%)
MyanmarBhutan
0.43%
Myanmar
3.3%
87% lower
Credit Card Ownership
MyanmarBhutan
0.27% of adults
Myanmar
2.0% of adults
86% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
MyanmarBhutan
7.3 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
45.85 kg/person/yr
84% lower
Political Corruption Index
MyanmarBhutan
0.15
Myanmar
0.86
83% lower
Land Border Length
MyanmarBhutan
1.1K km
Myanmar
6.5K km
83% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MyanmarBhutan
18.57% of firms
Myanmar
94.91% of firms
80% lower
Population Density
MyanmarBhutan
20.62 /km²
Myanmar
82.94 /km²
75% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
BhutanBhutan
17.05% of youth labor force
Myanmar
9.8% of youth labor force
74% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MyanmarBhutan
0.40% of GDP
Myanmar
1.5% of GDP
73% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MyanmarBhutan
9.4 per 1k
Myanmar
33.51 per 1k
72% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
MyanmarBhutan
4.3%
Myanmar
15.29%
72% lower
Suicide Rate
BhutanBhutan
4.9 per 100k
Myanmar
2.9 per 100k
70% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BhutanBhutan
71.61%
Myanmar
42.4%
69% higher
Inflation Rate
MyanmarBhutan
2.8%
Myanmar
8.8%
68% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
MyanmarBhutan
2.34M kW
Myanmar
7.42M kW
68% lower
Broadband Access (%)
MyanmarBhutan
1.0 per 100 people
Myanmar
3.0 per 100 people
67% lower
Women in Senior Management
MyanmarBhutan
15.5% of managers
Myanmar
40.97% of managers
62% lower
Food Waste per Person
MyanmarBhutan
61.29 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
162.51 kg/person/yr
62% lower
Border Neighbors
MyanmarBhutan
2.0
Myanmar
5.0
60% lower
Obesity Rate
BhutanBhutan
11.98%
Myanmar
7.5%
59% higher
Smoking Rate
MyanmarBhutan
18.7%
Myanmar
44.4%
58% lower
Digital Payments Used
MyanmarBhutan
17.23% of adults
Myanmar
39.91% of adults
57% lower
Electricity Generation
MyanmarBhutan
11.16 TWh
Myanmar
24.68 TWh
55% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MyanmarBhutan
19.6% of adults
Myanmar
42.5% of adults
54% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
MyanmarBhutan
9.9% of adults
Myanmar
21.62% of adults
54% lower
Internet Users (%)
BhutanBhutan
88%
Myanmar
59%
49% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
MyanmarBhutan
21.42% of firms
Myanmar
41.13% of firms
48% lower
Infant Mortality
MyanmarBhutan
18.5 per 1k births
Myanmar
34.1 per 1k births
46% lower
Child Mortality
MyanmarBhutan
23.1 per 1k births
Myanmar
38.7 per 1k births
40% lower
Urban Population (%)
BhutanBhutan
42.56%
Myanmar
30.45%
40% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
MyanmarBhutan
12.2 per 100k
Myanmar
19.3 per 100k
37% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
MyanmarBhutan
13.82%
Myanmar
19.91%
31% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BhutanBhutan
82.5%
Myanmar
62.9%
31% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
MyanmarBhutan
64.91%
Myanmar
93.55%
31% lower
Electricity Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
100%
Myanmar
76.8%
30% higher
Scientific Publications
MyanmarBhutan
115.3
Myanmar
163.39
29% lower
Highest Elevation
BhutanBhutan
7.6K m
Myanmar
5.9K m
29% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
MyanmarBhutan
0.55 per 1k
Myanmar
0.76 per 1k
28% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MyanmarBhutan
69.56% of adults
Myanmar
95.33% of adults
27% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MyanmarBhutan
23.95 µg/m³
Myanmar
32.31 µg/m³
26% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BhutanBhutan
54.42 hrs/week
Myanmar
44.65 hrs/week
22% higher
Death Rate
MyanmarBhutan
5.8 per 1k
Myanmar
7.2 per 1k
20% lower
Dependency Ratio
MyanmarBhutan
37.75% of working-age pop.
Myanmar
46.21% of working-age pop.
18% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
86.84%
Myanmar
74.18%
17% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MyanmarBhutan
4.4% of GDP
Myanmar
5.2% of GDP
16% lower
Human Development Index
BhutanBhutan
0.70
Myanmar
0.61
15% higher
Youth Population (%)
MyanmarBhutan
20.91%
Myanmar
24.3%
14% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BhutanBhutan
42.2% of adults
Myanmar
37.4% of adults
13% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MyanmarBhutan
100 per 100 people
Myanmar
114 per 100 people
12% lower
Elderly Population (%)
MyanmarBhutan
6.5%
Myanmar
7.3%
11% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MyanmarBhutan
9.0 days/yr
Myanmar
10 days/yr
10% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BhutanBhutan
65.59%
Myanmar
59.72%
10% higher
Fertility Rate
MyanmarBhutan
1.8 children/woman
Myanmar
1.9 children/woman
10% lower
Life Expectancy
BhutanBhutan
73.0 years
Myanmar
66.9 years
9% higher
Unemployment Rate
MyanmarBhutan
2.9%
Myanmar
3.0%
6% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
MyanmarBhutan
115.31 per 1k people
Myanmar
122.96 per 1k people
6% lower
Homicide Rate
MyanmarBhutan
2.5 per 100k
Myanmar
2.6 per 100k
4% lower
Birth Rate
MyanmarBhutan
15.05 per 1k
Myanmar
15.44 per 1k
3% lower
Spirits Consumption
MyanmarBhutan
0 L/person/yr
Myanmar
1.2 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Time Zones Count
BhutanBhutan
2.0 time zones
Myanmar
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
MyanmarBhutan
0 km
Myanmar
1.9K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
MyanmarBhutan
0%
Myanmar
5.5%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
BhutanBhutan
0%
Myanmar
0%
ranked higher
Median Age
MyanmarBhutan
29.4 years
Myanmar
29.5 years
equal
Solar Electricity Share
MyanmarBhutan
0%
Myanmar
0.55%
ranked lower
GDP Growth Rate
BhutanBhutan
4.6%
Myanmar
-0.97%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
MyanmarBhutan
0 per 1M people
Myanmar
0.02 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BhutanBhutan
97 m
Myanmar
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
BhutanBhutan
1.0
Myanmar
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
MyanmarBhutan
-18.9% of GDP
Myanmar
0.40% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MyanmarBhutan
0 sites
Myanmar
2.0 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BhutanBhutan
0 per 1M people
Myanmar
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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