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Myanmar vs Thailand

114 shared metrics.

MyanmarLeads in 42

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ThailandLeads in 72

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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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Thailand

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Thailand.

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Identity

Name origin: the name means "Land of the Thai," referring to the local population.

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Analysis

Thailand leads in 72 of 114 shared metrics, while Myanmar leads in 42.

Myanmar's Capital Elevation is 56.5x that of Thailand (115 m vs 2.0 m).

Myanmar's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 10.0x that of Thailand (94.91% of firms vs 8.6% of firms).

Myanmar's Military Spending is 5.3x that of Thailand (6.8% of GDP vs 1.1% of GDP).

Myanmar's Inflation Rate is 5.3x that of Thailand (8.8% vs 1.4%).

Myanmar's Unemployment Rate is 3.4x that of Thailand (3.0% vs 0.69%).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationMyanmar leads

Myanmar

115 m

Thailand

2.0 m

Firms Hit by Power OutagesMyanmar leads

Myanmar

94.91% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

Military SpendingMyanmar leads

Myanmar

6.8% of GDP

Thailand

1.1% of GDP

Inflation RateMyanmar leads

Myanmar

8.8%

Thailand

1.4%

Unemployment RateMyanmar leads

Myanmar

3.0%

Thailand

0.69%

Infant MortalityMyanmar leads

Myanmar

34.1 per 1k births

Thailand

8.0 per 1k births

All Metrics

Capital Elevation

Myanmar

115 m

Thailand

2.0 m

5650% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Myanmar

94.91% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

1004% higher

Military Spending

Myanmar

6.8% of GDP

Thailand

1.1% of GDP

530% higher

Inflation Rate

Myanmar

8.8%

Thailand

1.4%

529% higher

Unemployment Rate

Myanmar

3.0%

Thailand

0.69%

338% higher

Infant Mortality

Myanmar

34.1 per 1k births

Thailand

8.0 per 1k births

326% higher

Child Mortality

Myanmar

38.7 per 1k births

Thailand

9.2 per 1k births

321% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Myanmar

62.9%

Thailand

19%

231% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Myanmar

29.33% of firms

Thailand

9.9% of firms

198% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Myanmar

42.5% of adults

Thailand

17.4% of adults

144% higher

Smoking Rate

Myanmar

44.4%

Thailand

19.2%

131% higher

Highest Elevation

Myanmar

5.9K m

Thailand

2.6K m

129% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Myanmar

9.8% of youth labor force

Thailand

4.5% of youth labor force

116% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Myanmar

58.25 kg/person/yr

Thailand

27.37 kg/person/yr

113% higher

Scientific Publications

Thailand

Myanmar

163.39

Thailand

18.5K

99% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Thailand

Myanmar

0.02% of GDP

Thailand

1.2% of GDP

98% lower

Researchers

Thailand

Myanmar

28.01 per 1M

Thailand

1.9K per 1M

98% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Thailand

Myanmar

0.03

Thailand

0.59

96% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Thailand

Myanmar

0.01

Thailand

0.31

95% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Thailand

Myanmar

0.02 per 100k people

Thailand

0.33 per 100k people

95% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Air Passengers

Thailand

Myanmar

3.54M

Thailand

51.92M

93% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Thailand

Myanmar

6.9 per 100k

Thailand

97.9 per 100k

93% lower

Shipping Traffic

Thailand

Myanmar

846.4K

Thailand

10.50M

92% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Thailand

Myanmar

0.55%

Thailand

5.3%

90% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Thailand

Myanmar

101

Thailand

884

89% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Thailand

Myanmar

31.36 Mt CO2e

Thailand

283.81 Mt CO2e

89% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Thailand

Myanmar

354.13 kWh/person

Thailand

3.0K kWh/person

88% lower

Electricity Generation

Thailand

Myanmar

24.68 TWh

Thailand

199.55 TWh

88% lower

Water Stress (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

3.3%

Thailand

25.53%

87% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Thailand

Myanmar

0.40% of GDP

Thailand

3.1% of GDP

87% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Thailand

Myanmar

7.42M kW

Thailand

55.97M kW

87% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Thailand

Myanmar

$74,068,349,523.81

Thailand

$526,517,658,841.68

86% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Thailand

Myanmar

0.58 t/person/yr

Thailand

3.7 t/person/yr

84% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Thailand

Myanmar

$57.97

Thailand

$369.98

84% lower

GNI Per Capita

Thailand

Myanmar

$1,210

Thailand

$7,100

83% lower

Suicide Rate

Thailand

Myanmar

2.9 per 100k

Thailand

16.59 per 100k

83% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

5.2%

Thailand

28.31%

82% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

3.0 per 100 people

Thailand

16 per 100 people

81% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Thailand

Myanmar

0.08

Thailand

0.42

81% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Thailand

Myanmar

399.52 kg oil eq/person

Thailand

1.9K kg oil eq/person

78% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Thailand

Myanmar

122.96 per 1k people

Thailand

526.93 per 1k people

77% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Thailand

Myanmar

1.9 L/adult/yr

Thailand

8.0 L/adult/yr

76% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Thailand

Myanmar

$5,997.47

Thailand

$24,712.07

76% lower

Spirits Consumption

Thailand

Myanmar

1.2 L/person/yr

Thailand

4.9 L/person/yr

75% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Thailand

Myanmar

2.0 sites

Thailand

8.0 sites

75% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Thailand

Myanmar

2.0% of adults

Thailand

8.0% of adults

75% lower

Irrigated Land

Thailand

Myanmar

17.1K km²

Thailand

64.2K km²

73% lower

Beer Consumption

Thailand

Myanmar

0.52 L/person/yr

Thailand

1.8 L/person/yr

70% lower

Coal Electricity Share

Thailand

Myanmar

5.5%

Thailand

17.83%

69% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Myanmar

10 days/yr

Thailand

6.0 days/yr

67% higher

Youth Population (%)

Myanmar

24.3%

Thailand

14.75%

65% higher

Protected Land (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

6.6%

Thailand

18.4%

64% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Myanmar

45.85 kg/person/yr

Thailand

28.48 kg/person/yr

61% higher

Birth Rate

Myanmar

15.44 per 1k

Thailand

9.8 per 1k

57% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

19.91%

Thailand

43.8%

55% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Thailand

Myanmar

16 pts

Thailand

33 pts

52% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Thailand

Myanmar

0.33

Thailand

0.69

52% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Thailand

Myanmar

1.1 per 1k

Thailand

2.3 per 1k

52% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

7.3%

Thailand

15.36%

52% lower

Digital Payments Used

Thailand

Myanmar

39.91% of adults

Thailand

82.75% of adults

52% lower

Urban Population (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

30.45%

Thailand

61.87%

51% lower

Obesity Rate

Thailand

Myanmar

7.5%

Thailand

14.51%

48% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Thailand

Myanmar

1.5% of GDP

Thailand

2.7% of GDP

46% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Myanmar

37.4% of adults

Thailand

26% of adults

44% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Thailand

Myanmar

35.7% of GDP

Thailand

62.2% of GDP

43% lower

Water Withdrawal

Thailand

Myanmar

33.23 B m³

Thailand

57.31 B m³

42% lower

Population Density

Thailand

Myanmar

82.94 /km²

Thailand

140.35 /km²

41% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Myanmar

0.76 per 1k

Thailand

0.54 per 1k

41% higher

Coastline Length

Thailand

Myanmar

1.9K km

Thailand

3.2K km

40% lower

Forest Area

Myanmar

276.7K km²

Thailand

197.7K km²

40% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Thailand

Myanmar

41.13% of firms

Thailand

64.84% of firms

37% lower

Political Corruption Index

Myanmar

0.86

Thailand

0.64

35% higher

Internet Users (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

59%

Thailand

90.87%

35% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Thailand

Myanmar

4.3 pts

Thailand

6.3 pts

32% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

Thailand

Myanmar

29.03% of adults

Thailand

41.68% of adults

30% lower

Airports

Thailand

Myanmar

Thailand

106

30% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

114 per 100 people

Thailand

161 per 100 people

29% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Myanmar

33.51 per 1k

Thailand

26.14 per 1k

28% higher

Land Area

Myanmar

652.7K km²

Thailand

510.9K km²

28% higher

Informal Employment Share

Myanmar

80.71% of employed people

Thailand

63.17% of employed people

28% higher

Median Age

Thailand

Myanmar

29.5 years

Thailand

39.7 years

26% lower

Fertility Rate

Myanmar

1.9 children/woman

Thailand

1.6 children/woman

26% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

74.18%

Thailand

99.35%

25% lower

Border Neighbors

Myanmar

5.0

Thailand

4.0

25% higher

Human Development Index

Thailand

Myanmar

0.61

Thailand

0.80

24% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Thailand

Myanmar

19.3 per 100k

Thailand

25.4 per 100k

24% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

76.8%

Thailand

100%

23% lower

Railway Length

Myanmar

5.0K km

Thailand

4.1K km

22% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Thailand

Myanmar

15.29%

Thailand

19.4%

21% lower

Population

Thailand

Myanmar

57.93M

Thailand

70.03M

17% lower

Women in Senior Management

Myanmar

40.97% of managers

Thailand

34.91% of managers

17% higher

Land Border Length

Myanmar

6.5K km

Thailand

5.7K km

15% higher

Life Expectancy

Thailand

Myanmar

66.9 years

Thailand

76.4 years

12% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Thailand

Myanmar

21.62% of adults

Thailand

24.64% of adults

12% lower

Death Rate

Thailand

Myanmar

7.2 per 1k

Thailand

8.1 per 1k

11% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Myanmar

42.4%

Thailand

38.69%

10% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Thailand

Myanmar

502.99 gCO2/kWh

Thailand

545.74 gCO2/kWh

8% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Myanmar

95.33% of adults

Thailand

88.56% of adults

8% higher

Food Waste per Person

Thailand

Myanmar

162.51 kg/person/yr

Thailand

176.25 kg/person/yr

8% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Myanmar

31.48 kg/person/yr

Thailand

29.35 kg/person/yr

7% higher

Dependency Ratio

Myanmar

46.21% of working-age pop.

Thailand

43.09% of working-age pop.

7% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Thailand

Myanmar

16.45% of firms

Thailand

17.57% of firms

6% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Myanmar

44.65 hrs/week

Thailand

42.53 hrs/week

5% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Myanmar

32.31 µg/m³

Thailand

31.01 µg/m³

4% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Myanmar

93.55%

Thailand

91.1%

3% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Thailand

Myanmar

5.2% of GDP

Thailand

5.4% of GDP

3% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Myanmar

463.0K

Thailand

455.0K

2% higher

Time Zones Count

Myanmar

2.0 time zones

Thailand

2.0 time zones

equal

Wind Electricity Share

Thailand

Myanmar

Thailand

1.8%

ranked lower

GDP Growth Rate

Thailand

Myanmar

-0.97%

Thailand

2.5%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Myanmar

0.02 per 1M people

Thailand

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Myanmar

0 m

Thailand

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Myanmar

1.0

Thailand

1.0

equal

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Thailand

Myanmar

0 per 1M people

Thailand

2.4 per 1M people

ranked lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Comparison of Myanmar and Thailand across 114 metrics
				Winner
Capital Elevation	115 m	2.0 m	5650% higher	Myanmar
Firms Hit by Power Outages	94.91% of firms	8.6% of firms	1004% higher	Myanmar
Military Spending	6.8% of GDP	1.1% of GDP	530% higher	Myanmar
Inflation Rate	8.8%	1.4%	529% higher	Myanmar
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	0.69%	338% higher	Myanmar
Infant Mortality	34.1 per 1k births	8.0 per 1k births	326% higher	Myanmar
Child Mortality	38.7 per 1k births	9.2 per 1k births	321% higher	Myanmar
Renewable Energy (%)	62.9%	19%	231% higher	Myanmar
Firms Asked for Bribes	29.33% of firms	9.9% of firms	198% higher	Myanmar
Tobacco Use Prevalence	42.5% of adults	17.4% of adults	144% higher	Myanmar
Smoking Rate	44.4%	19.2%	131% higher	Myanmar
Highest Elevation	5.9K m	2.6K m	129% higher	Myanmar
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.8% of youth labor force	4.5% of youth labor force	116% higher	Myanmar
Meat Consumption per Person	58.25 kg/person/yr	27.37 kg/person/yr	113% higher	Myanmar
Scientific Publications	163.39	18.5K	99% lower	Thailand
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.02% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	98% lower	Thailand
Researchers	28.01 per 1M	1.9K per 1M	98% lower	Thailand
Freedom of Expression Index	0.03	0.59	96% lower	Thailand
Liberal Democracy Index	0.01	0.31	95% lower	Thailand
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.02 per 100k people	0.33 per 100k people	95% lower	Thailand
Air Passengers	3.54M	51.92M	93% lower	Thailand
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	6.9 per 100k	97.9 per 100k	93% lower	Thailand
Shipping Traffic	846.4K	10.50M	92% lower	Thailand
Solar Electricity Share	0.55%	5.3%	90% lower	Thailand
Merchant Fleet Size	101	884	89% lower	Thailand
Total CO2 Emissions	31.36 Mt CO2e	283.81 Mt CO2e	89% lower	Thailand
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	354.13 kWh/person	3.0K kWh/person	88% lower	Thailand
Electricity Generation	24.68 TWh	199.55 TWh	88% lower	Thailand
Water Stress (%)	3.3%	25.53%	87% lower	Thailand
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	0.40% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	87% lower	Thailand
Electric Generating Capacity	7.42M kW	55.97M kW	87% lower	Thailand
GDP (Nominal)	$74,068,349,523.81	$526,517,658,841.68	86% lower	Thailand
CO2 Per Capita	0.58 t/person/yr	3.7 t/person/yr	84% lower	Thailand
Health Spending Per Capita	$57.97	$369.98	84% lower	Thailand
GNI Per Capita	$1,210	$7,100	83% lower	Thailand
Suicide Rate	2.9 per 100k	16.59 per 100k	83% lower	Thailand
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.2%	28.31%	82% lower	Thailand
Broadband Access (%)	3.0 per 100 people	16 per 100 people	81% lower	Thailand
Electoral Democracy Index	0.08	0.42	81% lower	Thailand
Energy Use (Per Capita)	399.52 kg oil eq/person	1.9K kg oil eq/person	78% lower	Thailand
Vehicles per 1,000 People	122.96 per 1k people	526.93 per 1k people	77% lower	Thailand
Alcohol Consumption	1.9 L/adult/yr	8.0 L/adult/yr	76% lower	Thailand
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$5,997.47	$24,712.07	76% lower	Thailand
Spirits Consumption	1.2 L/person/yr	4.9 L/person/yr	75% lower	Thailand
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	8.0 sites	75% lower	Thailand
Credit Card Ownership	2.0% of adults	8.0% of adults	75% lower	Thailand
Irrigated Land	17.1K km²	64.2K km²	73% lower	Thailand
Beer Consumption	0.52 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	70% lower	Thailand
Coal Electricity Share	5.5%	17.83%	69% lower	Thailand
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	6.0 days/yr	67% higher	Myanmar
Youth Population (%)	24.3%	14.75%	65% higher	Myanmar
Protected Land (%)	6.6%	18.4%	64% lower	Thailand
Seafood Consumption per Person	45.85 kg/person/yr	28.48 kg/person/yr	61% higher	Myanmar
Birth Rate	15.44 per 1k	9.8 per 1k	57% higher	Myanmar
Agricultural Land (%)	19.91%	43.8%	55% lower	Thailand
Corruption Perceptions Index	16 pts	33 pts	52% lower	Thailand
Women's Political Empowerment	0.33	0.69	52% lower	Thailand
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.1 per 1k	2.3 per 1k	52% lower	Thailand
Elderly Population (%)	7.3%	15.36%	52% lower	Thailand
Digital Payments Used	39.91% of adults	82.75% of adults	52% lower	Thailand
Urban Population (%)	30.45%	61.87%	51% lower	Thailand
Obesity Rate	7.5%	14.51%	48% lower	Thailand
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.5% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	46% lower	Thailand
Hypertension Prevalence	37.4% of adults	26% of adults	44% higher	Myanmar
Government Debt (% GDP)	35.7% of GDP	62.2% of GDP	43% lower	Thailand
Water Withdrawal	33.23 B m³	57.31 B m³	42% lower	Thailand
Population Density	82.94 /km²	140.35 /km²	41% lower	Thailand
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.76 per 1k	0.54 per 1k	41% higher	Myanmar
Coastline Length	1.9K km	3.2K km	40% lower	Thailand
Forest Area	276.7K km²	197.7K km²	40% higher	Myanmar
Firms with Female Top Manager	41.13% of firms	64.84% of firms	37% lower	Thailand
Political Corruption Index	0.86	0.64	35% higher	Myanmar
Internet Users (%)	59%	90.87%	35% lower	Thailand
Life Evaluation Score	4.3 pts	6.3 pts	32% lower	Thailand
Mobile Money Accounts	29.03% of adults	41.68% of adults	30% lower	Thailand
Airports	74	106	30% lower	Thailand
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	114 per 100 people	161 per 100 people	29% lower	Thailand
Teen Birth Rate	33.51 per 1k	26.14 per 1k	28% higher	Myanmar
Land Area	652.7K km²	510.9K km²	28% higher	Myanmar
Informal Employment Share	80.71% of employed people	63.17% of employed people	28% higher	Myanmar
Median Age	29.5 years	39.7 years	26% lower	Thailand
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	26% higher	Myanmar
Sanitation Access (%)	74.18%	99.35%	25% lower	Thailand
Border Neighbors	5.0	4.0	25% higher	Myanmar
Human Development Index	0.61	0.80	24% lower	Thailand
Road Traffic Death Rate	19.3 per 100k	25.4 per 100k	24% lower	Thailand
Electricity Access (%)	76.8%	100%	23% lower	Thailand
Railway Length	5.0K km	4.1K km	22% higher	Myanmar
Women in Parliament (%)	15.29%	19.4%	21% lower	Thailand
Population	57.93M	70.03M	17% lower	Thailand
Women in Senior Management	40.97% of managers	34.91% of managers	17% higher	Myanmar
Land Border Length	6.5K km	5.7K km	15% higher	Myanmar
Life Expectancy	66.9 years	76.4 years	12% lower	Thailand
Insufficient Physical Activity	21.62% of adults	24.64% of adults	12% lower	Thailand
Death Rate	7.2 per 1k	8.1 per 1k	11% lower	Thailand
Forest Coverage (%)	42.4%	38.69%	10% higher	Myanmar
Electricity Carbon Intensity	502.99 gCO2/kWh	545.74 gCO2/kWh	8% lower	Thailand
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.33% of adults	88.56% of adults	8% higher	Myanmar
Food Waste per Person	162.51 kg/person/yr	176.25 kg/person/yr	8% lower	Thailand
Milk Consumption per Person	31.48 kg/person/yr	29.35 kg/person/yr	7% higher	Myanmar
Dependency Ratio	46.21% of working-age pop.	43.09% of working-age pop.	7% higher	Myanmar
Firms Making Informal Payments	16.45% of firms	17.57% of firms	6% lower	Thailand
Average Weekly Work Hours	44.65 hrs/week	42.53 hrs/week	5% higher	Myanmar
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	32.31 µg/m³	31.01 µg/m³	4% higher	Myanmar
Adult Literacy Rate	93.55%	91.1%	3% higher	Myanmar
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	3% lower	Thailand
Armed Forces Personnel	463.0K	455.0K	2% higher	Myanmar
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Myanmar
Wind Electricity Share	0%	1.8%	ranked lower	Thailand
GDP Growth Rate	-0.97%	2.5%	ranked lower	Thailand
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.02 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Myanmar
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Myanmar
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Myanmar
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	2.4 per 1M people	ranked lower	Thailand

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Analysis

Thailand leads in 72 of 114 shared metrics, while Myanmar leads in 42.

Myanmar's Capital Elevation is 56.5x that of Thailand (115 m vs 2.0 m).

Myanmar's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 10.0x that of Thailand (94.91% of firms vs 8.6% of firms).

Myanmar's Military Spending is 5.3x that of Thailand (6.8% of GDP vs 1.1% of GDP).

Myanmar's Inflation Rate is 5.3x that of Thailand (8.8% vs 1.4%).

Myanmar's Unemployment Rate is 3.4x that of Thailand (3.0% vs 0.69%).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationMyanmar leads

Myanmar

115 m

Thailand

2.0 m

Firms Hit by Power OutagesMyanmar leads

Myanmar

94.91% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

Military SpendingMyanmar leads

Myanmar

6.8% of GDP

Thailand

1.1% of GDP

Inflation RateMyanmar leads

Myanmar

8.8%

Thailand

1.4%

Unemployment RateMyanmar leads

Myanmar

3.0%

Thailand

0.69%

Infant MortalityMyanmar leads

Myanmar

34.1 per 1k births

Thailand

8.0 per 1k births

Capital Elevation

115 m

2.0 m

Firms Hit by Power Outages

94.91% of firms

8.6% of firms

Military Spending

6.8% of GDP

1.1% of GDP

Inflation Rate

8.8%

1.4%

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

0.69%

Infant Mortality

34.1 per 1k births

8.0 per 1k births

Child Mortality

38.7 per 1k births

9.2 per 1k births

Renewable Energy (%)

62.9%

19%

Firms Asked for Bribes

29.33% of firms

9.9% of firms

Tobacco Use Prevalence

42.5% of adults

17.4% of adults

Smoking Rate

44.4%

19.2%

Highest Elevation

5.9K m

2.6K m

Youth Unemployment Rate

9.8% of youth labor force

4.5% of youth labor force

Meat Consumption per Person

58.25 kg/person/yr

27.37 kg/person/yr

Scientific Publications

163.39

18.5K

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.02% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Researchers

28.01 per 1M

1.9K per 1M

Freedom of Expression Index

0.03

0.59

Liberal Democracy Index

0.01

0.31

0.02 per 100k people

0.33 per 100k people

Air Passengers

3.54M

51.92M

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

6.9 per 100k

97.9 per 100k

Shipping Traffic

846.4K

10.50M

Solar Electricity Share

0.55%

5.3%

Merchant Fleet Size

101

884

Total CO2 Emissions

31.36 Mt CO2e

283.81 Mt CO2e

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

354.13 kWh/person

3.0K kWh/person

Electricity Generation

24.68 TWh

199.55 TWh

Water Stress (%)

3.3%

25.53%

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

0.40% of GDP

3.1% of GDP

Electric Generating Capacity

7.42M kW

55.97M kW

GDP (Nominal)

$74,068,349,523.81

$526,517,658,841.68

CO2 Per Capita

0.58 t/person/yr

3.7 t/person/yr

Health Spending Per Capita

$57.97

$369.98

GNI Per Capita

$1,210

$7,100

Suicide Rate

2.9 per 100k

16.59 per 100k

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.2%

28.31%

Broadband Access (%)

3.0 per 100 people

16 per 100 people

Electoral Democracy Index

0.08

0.42

Energy Use (Per Capita)

399.52 kg oil eq/person

1.9K kg oil eq/person

Vehicles per 1,000 People

122.96 per 1k people

526.93 per 1k people

Alcohol Consumption

1.9 L/adult/yr

8.0 L/adult/yr

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$5,997.47

$24,712.07

Spirits Consumption

1.2 L/person/yr

4.9 L/person/yr

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2.0 sites

8.0 sites

Credit Card Ownership

2.0% of adults

8.0% of adults

Irrigated Land

17.1K km²

64.2K km²

Beer Consumption

0.52 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

5.5%

17.83%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

10 days/yr

6.0 days/yr

Youth Population (%)

24.3%

14.75%

Protected Land (%)

6.6%

18.4%

Seafood Consumption per Person

45.85 kg/person/yr

28.48 kg/person/yr

Birth Rate

15.44 per 1k

9.8 per 1k

Agricultural Land (%)

19.91%

43.8%

Corruption Perceptions Index

16 pts

33 pts

Women's Political Empowerment

0.33

0.69

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.1 per 1k

2.3 per 1k

Elderly Population (%)

7.3%

15.36%

Digital Payments Used

39.91% of adults

82.75% of adults

Urban Population (%)

30.45%

61.87%

Obesity Rate

7.5%

14.51%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.5% of GDP

2.7% of GDP

Hypertension Prevalence

37.4% of adults

26% of adults

Government Debt (% GDP)

35.7% of GDP

62.2% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

33.23 B m³

57.31 B m³

Population Density

82.94 /km²

140.35 /km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.76 per 1k

0.54 per 1k

Coastline Length

1.9K km

3.2K km

Forest Area

276.7K km²

197.7K km²

Firms with Female Top Manager

41.13% of firms

64.84% of firms

Political Corruption Index

0.86

0.64

Internet Users (%)

59%

90.87%

Life Evaluation Score

4.3 pts

6.3 pts

Mobile Money Accounts

29.03% of adults

41.68% of adults

Airports

106

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

114 per 100 people

161 per 100 people

Teen Birth Rate

33.51 per 1k

26.14 per 1k

Land Area

652.7K km²

510.9K km²

Informal Employment Share

80.71% of employed people

63.17% of employed people

Median Age

29.5 years

39.7 years

Fertility Rate

1.9 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Sanitation Access (%)

74.18%

99.35%

Border Neighbors

5.0

4.0

Human Development Index

0.61

0.80

Road Traffic Death Rate

19.3 per 100k

25.4 per 100k

Electricity Access (%)

76.8%

100%

Railway Length

5.0K km

4.1K km

Women in Parliament (%)

15.29%

19.4%

Population

57.93M

70.03M

Women in Senior Management

40.97% of managers

34.91% of managers

Land Border Length

6.5K km

5.7K km

Life Expectancy

66.9 years

76.4 years

Insufficient Physical Activity

21.62% of adults

24.64% of adults

Death Rate

7.2 per 1k

8.1 per 1k

Forest Coverage (%)

42.4%

38.69%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

502.99 gCO2/kWh

545.74 gCO2/kWh

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.33% of adults

88.56% of adults

Food Waste per Person

162.51 kg/person/yr

176.25 kg/person/yr

Milk Consumption per Person

31.48 kg/person/yr

29.35 kg/person/yr

Dependency Ratio

46.21% of working-age pop.

43.09% of working-age pop.

Firms Making Informal Payments

16.45% of firms

17.57% of firms

Average Weekly Work Hours

44.65 hrs/week

42.53 hrs/week

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

32.31 µg/m³

31.01 µg/m³

Adult Literacy Rate

93.55%

91.1%

Health Spending (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Armed Forces Personnel

463.0K

455.0K

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Wind Electricity Share

1.8%

GDP Growth Rate

-0.97%

2.5%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.02 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

0 per 1M people

2.4 per 1M people