Myanmar vs Syria

Myanmar (Asia) and Syria (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2022

Myanmar Syria World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Myanmar: 25.08 Syria: 183.53 World: 452.65 1961 Myanmar: 27.27 Syria: 196.29 World: 471.93 1962 Myanmar: 27.95 Syria: 223.93 World: 496.11 1963 Myanmar: 25.8 Syria: 234.9 World: 525.19 1964 Myanmar: 17.33 Syria: 254.22 World: 563.85 1965 Myanmar: 15.12 Syria: 270.83 World: 601.89 1966 Myanmar: 11.8 Syria: 239.31 World: 638.97 1967 Myanmar: 16.55 Syria: 272.91 World: 664.4 1968 Myanmar: 21.55 Syria: 293.33 World: 703.46 1969 Myanmar: 21.51 Syria: 363.55 World: 761.11 1970 Myanmar: 20.72 Syria: 335.45 World: 817.68 1971 Myanmar: 21.13 Syria: 392.52 World: 884.88 1972 Myanmar: 23.29 Syria: 448.24 World: 1,002 1973 Myanmar: 24.8 Syria: 458.83 World: 1,201.53 1974 Myanmar: 41.41 Syria: 706.58 World: 1,362.19 1975 Myanmar: 35.16 Syria: 903.71 World: 1,488.94 1976 Myanmar: 39.17 Syria: 976.49 World: 1,589.73 1977 Myanmar: 27.86 Syria: 951.24 World: 1,766.28 1978 Myanmar: 29.26 Syria: 1,107.78 World: 2,055.49 1979 Myanmar: 29.21 Syria: 1,146.36 World: 2,335.19 1980 Myanmar: 31.25 Syria: 1,458.24 World: 2,587.01 1981 Myanmar: 32.81 Syria: 1,675.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Myanmar: 42.95 Syria: 1,702.68 World: 2,554.08 1983 Myanmar: 39.29 Syria: 1,775.83 World: 2,561.17 1984 Myanmar: 36.33 Syria: 1,706.22 World: 2,614.33 1985 Myanmar: 40.38 Syria: 1,543.76 World: 2,690.59 1986 Myanmar: 42.42 Syria: 1,208.16 World: 3,118.57 1987 Myanmar: 41.15 Syria: 997.13 World: 3,487.88 1988 Myanmar: 39.92 Syria: 897.71 World: 3,829.99 1989 Myanmar: 51.34 Syria: 809.04 World: 3,930.51 1990 Myanmar: 53.12 Syria: 978.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Myanmar: 51.24 Syria: 1,000.08 World: 4,453.9 1992 Myanmar: 58.89 Syria: 990.14 World: 4,679.98 1993 Myanmar: 76.21 Syria: 992.77 World: 4,685.3 1994 Myanmar: 105.39 Syria: 712.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Myanmar: 124.14 Syria: 779.7 World: 5,463.2 1996 Myanmar: 141.9 Syria: 918.2 World: 5,507.22 1997 Myanmar: 108.04 Syria: 940.83 World: 5,408.57 1998 Myanmar: 145.95 Syria: 960.84 World: 5,302.34 1999 Myanmar: 189.49 Syria: 978.17 World: 5,401.23 2000 Myanmar: 196.62 Syria: 1,138.19 World: 5,512.56 2001 Myanmar: 141.53 Syria: 1,177.54 World: 5,404.2 2002 Myanmar: 146.6 Syria: 1,189.98 World: 5,539.32 2003 Myanmar: 224.29 Syria: 1,220.18 World: 6,129.87 2004 Myanmar: 224.51 Syria: 1,368.11 World: 6,818 2005 Myanmar: 252.69 Syria: 1,533.9 World: 7,290.57 2006 Myanmar: 303.5 Syria: 1,718.78 World: 7,803.19 2007 Myanmar: 419.38 Syria: 1,937.61 World: 8,685.33 2008 Myanmar: 658.44 Syria: 2,429.12 World: 9,425.74 2009 Myanmar: 758.44 Syria: 2,462.2 World: 8,827.04 2010 Myanmar: 1,010.53 Syria: 2,730.61 World: 9,555.07 2011 Myanmar: 1,213.63 Syria: 2,952.14 World: 10,496.93 2012 Myanmar: 1,202.67 Syria: 1,897.66 World: 10,597.85 2013 Myanmar: 1,199.1 Syria: 985.89 World: 10,759.35 2014 Myanmar: 1,293 Syria: 1,060.59 World: 10,912.24 2015 Myanmar: 1,166.73 Syria: 847.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 Myanmar: 1,229.2 Syria: 656.35 World: 10,239.47 2017 Myanmar: 1,272.82 Syria: 851.5 World: 10,784.4 2018 Myanmar: 1,298.21 Syria: 1,098.07 World: 11,344.73 2019 Myanmar: 1,425.99 Syria: 1,109.54 World: 11,417.6 2020 Myanmar: 1,490.22 Syria: 593.91 World: 10,999.49 2021 Myanmar: 1,242.72 Syria: 688.57 World: 12,472.91 2022 Myanmar: 1,158.05 Syria: 1,056.78 World: 12,876.24 1960 1978 1987 1996 2005 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Myanmar Syria World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Myanmar: 44.09 Syria: 52.72 World: 50.94 1961 Myanmar: 44.6 Syria: 53.65 World: 52.8 1962 Myanmar: 45.26 Syria: 54.57 World: 55.29 1963 Myanmar: 45.95 Syria: 55.39 World: 55.65 1964 Myanmar: 46.65 Syria: 56.17 World: 56.1 1965 Myanmar: 47.41 Syria: 56.9 World: 55.93 1966 Myanmar: 48.18 Syria: 57.55 World: 56.45 1967 Myanmar: 48.86 Syria: 58.05 World: 56.9 1968 Myanmar: 49.4 Syria: 59.12 World: 57.34 1969 Myanmar: 50.02 Syria: 59.84 World: 57.68 1970 Myanmar: 50.47 Syria: 60.61 World: 57.94 1971 Myanmar: 51.03 Syria: 61.33 World: 58.02 1972 Myanmar: 51.4 Syria: 61.97 World: 58.84 1973 Myanmar: 51.76 Syria: 60.83 World: 59.3 1974 Myanmar: 52.09 Syria: 63.44 World: 59.7 1975 Myanmar: 52.49 Syria: 64.19 World: 60.13 1976 Myanmar: 52.91 Syria: 64.84 World: 60.45 1977 Myanmar: 53.27 Syria: 65.4 World: 61.04 1978 Myanmar: 53.52 Syria: 65.93 World: 61.39 1979 Myanmar: 54.03 Syria: 66.24 World: 61.84 1980 Myanmar: 54.37 Syria: 66.55 World: 62.15 1981 Myanmar: 54.7 Syria: 64.6 World: 62.52 1982 Myanmar: 55.03 Syria: 60.84 World: 62.87 1983 Myanmar: 55.31 Syria: 67.35 World: 63.13 1984 Myanmar: 55.6 Syria: 67.72 World: 63.44 1985 Myanmar: 55.82 Syria: 68.05 World: 63.73 1986 Myanmar: 56.08 Syria: 68.42 World: 64.12 1987 Myanmar: 56.35 Syria: 68.8 World: 64.46 1988 Myanmar: 56.57 Syria: 69.17 World: 64.67 1989 Myanmar: 56.89 Syria: 69.49 World: 64.96 1990 Myanmar: 57.16 Syria: 69.83 World: 65.11 1991 Myanmar: 57.4 Syria: 70.08 World: 65.3 1992 Myanmar: 57.68 Syria: 70.24 World: 65.55 1993 Myanmar: 58.03 Syria: 70.31 World: 65.74 1994 Myanmar: 58.33 Syria: 70.3 World: 65.96 1995 Myanmar: 58.67 Syria: 70.21 World: 66.2 1996 Myanmar: 59.17 Syria: 70.16 World: 66.52 1997 Myanmar: 59.52 Syria: 70.16 World: 66.83 1998 Myanmar: 59.9 Syria: 70.24 World: 67.07 1999 Myanmar: 60.11 Syria: 70.51 World: 67.31 2000 Myanmar: 60.36 Syria: 70.86 World: 67.65 2001 Myanmar: 60.64 Syria: 71.3 World: 67.95 2002 Myanmar: 60.93 Syria: 71.74 World: 68.23 2003 Myanmar: 61.2 Syria: 72.19 World: 68.52 2004 Myanmar: 61.44 Syria: 72.49 World: 68.77 2005 Myanmar: 61.72 Syria: 72.8 World: 69.11 2006 Myanmar: 62.03 Syria: 73.04 World: 69.47 2007 Myanmar: 62.37 Syria: 73.26 World: 69.81 2008 Myanmar: 56.36 Syria: 73.37 World: 70 2009 Myanmar: 63.1 Syria: 73.5 World: 70.38 2010 Myanmar: 63.48 Syria: 73.54 World: 70.68 2011 Myanmar: 63.86 Syria: 72.26 World: 70.97 2012 Myanmar: 64.25 Syria: 66.21 World: 71.26 2013 Myanmar: 64.62 Syria: 65.15 World: 71.53 2014 Myanmar: 64.99 Syria: 65.49 World: 71.78 2015 Myanmar: 65.29 Syria: 63.27 World: 71.97 2016 Myanmar: 65.64 Syria: 65.19 World: 72.19 2017 Myanmar: 65.91 Syria: 65.65 World: 72.37 2018 Myanmar: 66.23 Syria: 67.37 World: 72.64 2019 Myanmar: 66.46 Syria: 70.97 World: 72.87 2020 Myanmar: 66.61 Syria: 71.94 World: 72.18 2021 Myanmar: 65.55 Syria: 72.42 World: 71.22 2022 Myanmar: 66.51 Syria: 72.79 World: 72.97 2023 Myanmar: 66.89 Syria: 72.12 World: 73.33 2024 Myanmar: 67.1 Syria: 72.56 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Myanmar Syria World

2 4 6 8 1960 Myanmar: 5.9 Syria: 7.51 World: 4.69 1961 Myanmar: 5.9 Syria: 7.5 World: 4.56 1962 Myanmar: 5.9 Syria: 7.51 World: 5.02 1963 Myanmar: 5.91 Syria: 7.51 World: 5.31 1964 Myanmar: 5.91 Syria: 7.53 World: 5.13 1965 Myanmar: 5.91 Syria: 7.53 World: 5.08 1966 Myanmar: 5.88 Syria: 7.55 World: 4.97 1967 Myanmar: 5.84 Syria: 7.56 World: 4.87 1968 Myanmar: 5.8 Syria: 7.57 World: 4.98 1969 Myanmar: 5.75 Syria: 7.59 World: 4.88 1970 Myanmar: 5.68 Syria: 7.62 World: 4.84 1971 Myanmar: 5.62 Syria: 7.6 World: 4.69 1972 Myanmar: 5.53 Syria: 7.57 World: 4.55 1973 Myanmar: 5.44 Syria: 7.55 World: 4.42 1974 Myanmar: 5.34 Syria: 7.52 World: 4.26 1975 Myanmar: 5.25 Syria: 7.49 World: 4.07 1976 Myanmar: 5.16 Syria: 7.45 World: 3.97 1977 Myanmar: 5.07 Syria: 7.42 World: 3.84 1978 Myanmar: 4.99 Syria: 7.35 World: 3.77 1979 Myanmar: 4.9 Syria: 7.25 World: 3.76 1980 Myanmar: 4.79 Syria: 7.12 World: 3.73 1981 Myanmar: 4.69 Syria: 6.97 World: 3.71 1982 Myanmar: 4.66 Syria: 6.81 World: 3.72 1983 Myanmar: 4.63 Syria: 6.69 World: 3.59 1984 Myanmar: 4.52 Syria: 6.59 World: 3.57 1985 Myanmar: 4.32 Syria: 6.48 World: 3.53 1986 Myanmar: 4.08 Syria: 6.37 World: 3.51 1987 Myanmar: 3.86 Syria: 6.2 World: 3.48 1988 Myanmar: 3.67 Syria: 6 World: 3.39 1989 Myanmar: 3.59 Syria: 5.78 World: 3.35 1990 Myanmar: 3.5 Syria: 5.56 World: 3.31 1991 Myanmar: 3.43 Syria: 5.34 World: 3.13 1992 Myanmar: 3.35 Syria: 5.14 World: 3.04 1993 Myanmar: 3.28 Syria: 4.99 World: 2.97 1994 Myanmar: 3.2 Syria: 4.86 World: 2.92 1995 Myanmar: 3.13 Syria: 4.7 World: 2.87 1996 Myanmar: 3.06 Syria: 4.54 World: 2.82 1997 Myanmar: 2.99 Syria: 4.37 World: 2.78 1998 Myanmar: 2.91 Syria: 4.25 World: 2.75 1999 Myanmar: 2.85 Syria: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Myanmar: 2.81 Syria: 4.07 World: 2.73 2001 Myanmar: 2.79 Syria: 3.98 World: 2.69 2002 Myanmar: 2.77 Syria: 3.87 World: 2.66 2003 Myanmar: 2.68 Syria: 3.76 World: 2.64 2004 Myanmar: 2.59 Syria: 3.68 World: 2.63 2005 Myanmar: 2.52 Syria: 3.61 World: 2.61 2006 Myanmar: 2.47 Syria: 3.56 World: 2.61 2007 Myanmar: 2.45 Syria: 3.54 World: 2.6 2008 Myanmar: 2.4 Syria: 3.48 World: 2.6 2009 Myanmar: 2.37 Syria: 3.42 World: 2.59 2010 Myanmar: 2.34 Syria: 3.36 World: 2.57 2011 Myanmar: 2.31 Syria: 3.29 World: 2.55 2012 Myanmar: 2.28 Syria: 3.22 World: 2.56 2013 Myanmar: 2.26 Syria: 3.17 World: 2.53 2014 Myanmar: 2.25 Syria: 3.12 World: 2.52 2015 Myanmar: 2.27 Syria: 3.07 World: 2.49 2016 Myanmar: 2.27 Syria: 3.01 World: 2.49 2017 Myanmar: 2.25 Syria: 2.97 World: 2.46 2018 Myanmar: 2.23 Syria: 2.93 World: 2.39 2019 Myanmar: 2.21 Syria: 2.88 World: 2.35 2020 Myanmar: 2.18 Syria: 2.84 World: 2.28 2021 Myanmar: 2.16 Syria: 2.8 World: 2.25 2022 Myanmar: 2.13 Syria: 2.75 World: 2.22 2023 Myanmar: 2.12 Syria: 2.71 World: 2.2 2024 Myanmar: 2.1 Syria: 2.7 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Myanmar Syria World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Myanmar: 0.83 Syria: 6.75 World: 5.12 1992 Myanmar: 0.8 Syria: 6.95 World: 5.28 1993 Myanmar: 0.78 Syria: 7.4 World: 5.54 1994 Myanmar: 0.74 Syria: 7.5 World: 5.79 1995 Myanmar: 0.75 Syria: 7.2 World: 5.92 1996 Myanmar: 0.75 Syria: 7.22 World: 5.98 1997 Myanmar: 0.76 Syria: 7.31 World: 6.01 1998 Myanmar: 0.77 Syria: 7.38 World: 6.16 1999 Myanmar: 0.75 Syria: 7.6 World: 6.28 2000 Myanmar: 0.71 Syria: 9.59 World: 6.11 2001 Myanmar: 0.69 Syria: 11.63 World: 6.19 2002 Myanmar: 0.69 Syria: 10.94 World: 6.41 2003 Myanmar: 0.69 Syria: 10.28 World: 6.48 2004 Myanmar: 0.68 Syria: 9.51 World: 6.33 2005 Myanmar: 0.67 Syria: 8.81 World: 6.22 2006 Myanmar: 0.68 Syria: 8.17 World: 5.97 2007 Myanmar: 0.68 Syria: 8.42 World: 5.77 2008 Myanmar: 0.7 Syria: 10.94 World: 5.82 2009 Myanmar: 0.71 Syria: 8.14 World: 6.41 2010 Myanmar: 0.73 Syria: 8.61 World: 6.28 2011 Myanmar: 0.75 Syria: 8.63 World: 6.15 2012 Myanmar: 0.77 Syria: 13.8 World: 6.15 2013 Myanmar: 0.78 Syria: 14.5 World: 6.1 2014 Myanmar: 0.76 Syria: 14.78 World: 5.96 2015 Myanmar: 0.77 Syria: 14.24 World: 6 2016 Myanmar: 1.06 Syria: 13.8 World: 5.97 2017 Myanmar: 1.36 Syria: 13.6 World: 5.9 2018 Myanmar: 0.77 Syria: 13.51 World: 5.76 2019 Myanmar: 0.41 Syria: 13.37 World: 5.59 2020 Myanmar: 1.48 Syria: 15.18 World: 6.59 2021 Myanmar: 4.34 Syria: 14.89 World: 6.05 2022 Myanmar: 3.06 Syria: 13.25 World: 5.23 2023 Myanmar: 2.98 Syria: 13.27 World: 4.85 2024 Myanmar: 2.89 Syria: 13.36 World: 4.81 2025 Myanmar: 3.05 Syria: 13.57 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Myanmar Syria World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 0.99 World: 4.14 1971 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 0.97 World: 4.04 1972 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 0.9 World: 4.16 1973 Myanmar: 0.13 Syria: 0.83 World: 4.32 1974 Myanmar: 0.15 Syria: 1.09 World: 4.23 1975 Myanmar: 0.14 Syria: 1.23 World: 4.14 1976 Myanmar: 0.15 Syria: 1.37 World: 4.31 1977 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 1.45 World: 4.36 1978 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 1.44 World: 4.42 1979 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 1.77 World: 4.46 1980 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 1.6 World: 4.33 1981 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 1.75 World: 4.18 1982 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 2 World: 4.05 1983 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 2.28 World: 4.01 1984 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 2.47 World: 4.07 1985 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 2.15 World: 4.05 1986 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 2.17 World: 4.04 1987 Myanmar: 0.13 Syria: 2.66 World: 4.1 1988 Myanmar: 0.12 Syria: 2.52 World: 4.16 1989 Myanmar: 0.12 Syria: 2.35 World: 4.16 1990 Myanmar: 0.11 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.15 1991 Myanmar: 0.11 Syria: 2.78 World: 4.1 1992 Myanmar: 0.11 Syria: 2.68 World: 4.01 1993 Myanmar: 0.12 Syria: 2.67 World: 3.97 1994 Myanmar: 0.15 Syria: 2.74 World: 3.94 1995 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 2.77 World: 3.99 1996 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 2.9 World: 4.01 1997 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 2.81 World: 4.02 1998 Myanmar: 0.19 Syria: 2.91 World: 3.98 1999 Myanmar: 0.21 Syria: 2.79 World: 3.95 2000 Myanmar: 0.22 Syria: 2.76 World: 4.01 2001 Myanmar: 0.19 Syria: 2.7 World: 4.01 2002 Myanmar: 0.19 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.02 2003 Myanmar: 0.23 Syria: 2.57 World: 4.15 2004 Myanmar: 0.23 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.28 2005 Myanmar: 0.24 Syria: 3.13 World: 4.39 2006 Myanmar: 0.22 Syria: 3.14 World: 4.48 2007 Myanmar: 0.23 Syria: 3.11 World: 4.59 2008 Myanmar: 0.17 Syria: 3.08 World: 4.56 2009 Myanmar: 0.16 Syria: 2.84 World: 4.45 2010 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 2.79 World: 4.67 2011 Myanmar: 0.19 Syria: 2.56 World: 4.76 2012 Myanmar: 0.25 Syria: 2.03 World: 4.77 2013 Myanmar: 0.28 Syria: 1.44 World: 4.81 2014 Myanmar: 0.35 Syria: 1.53 World: 4.78 2015 Myanmar: 0.39 Syria: 1.45 World: 4.7 2016 Myanmar: 0.45 Syria: 1.35 World: 4.65 2017 Myanmar: 0.65 Syria: 1.62 World: 4.67 2018 Myanmar: 0.64 Syria: 1.74 World: 4.73 2019 Myanmar: 0.65 Syria: 1.64 World: 4.7 2020 Myanmar: 0.65 Syria: 1.51 World: 4.47 2021 Myanmar: 0.6 Syria: 1.48 World: 4.68 2022 Myanmar: 0.58 Syria: 1.39 World: 4.67 2023 Myanmar: 0.58 Syria: 1.33 World: 4.68 2024 Myanmar: 0.58 Syria: 1.27 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2018

Myanmar Syria World

0 20 40 60 2005 Myanmar: 0.07 Syria: 5.65 World: 15.6 2006 Myanmar: 0.18 Syria: 7.83 World: 17.2 2007 Myanmar: 0.22 Syria: 11.5 World: 20.2 2008 Myanmar: 0.22 Syria: 14 World: 22.8 2009 Myanmar: 0.22 Syria: 17.3 World: 25.3 2010 Myanmar: 0.25 Syria: 20.7 World: 28.4 2011 Myanmar: 0.98 Syria: 22.5 World: 30.9 2012 Myanmar: 1.4 Syria: 24.3 World: 33.3 2013 Myanmar: 1.8 Syria: 26.2 World: 35.3 2014 Myanmar: 7.4 Syria: 28.09 World: 37.4 2015 Myanmar: 10.9 Syria: 29.98 World: 39.9 2016 Myanmar: 16 Syria: 31.87 World: 43.6 2017 Myanmar: 23.62 Syria: 32.7 World: 46.3 2018 Myanmar: 29.38 Syria: 33.77 World: 49.4 2005 2009 2011 2013 2015 2018

Population

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Population 54.9 mn 2025
27th of 215		 25.6 mn 2025
57th of 215
Population density 82.9 /km² 2023
117th of 214		 128.5 /km² 2023
84th of 214
Population growth 0.64 % 2025
127th of 215		 3.77 % 2025
5th of 215
Life expectancy 67.1 years 2024
175th of 215		 72.6 years 2024
128th of 215
Fertility rate 2.10 2024
99th of 215		 2.70 2024
66th of 215
Birth rate 16.5 ‰ 2024
93rd of 215		 23.2 ‰ 2024
58th of 215
Infant mortality 32.8 ‰ 2024
157th of 196		 17.7 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Urban population 30.6 % 2025
194th of 215		 72.1 % 2025
80th of 215
Aged 65+ 7.5 % 2025
118th of 215		 4.8 % 2025
149th of 215
Living in cities 38.2 % 2025
106th of 215		 48.5 % 2025
61st of 215
Living in towns 31.2 % 2025
106th of 215		 33.4 % 2025
97th of 215
Living in rural areas 30.6 % 2025
77th of 215		 18.2 % 2025
147th of 215

Human development

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Human Development Index 0.609 2023
150th of 193		 0.564 2023
162nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.477 2023
118th of 169		 0.419 2015
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.593 2023
109th of 156		 0.553 2023
123rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.478 2023
118th of 172		 0.490 2023
129th of 172

Economy

Indicator Myanmar Syria
GDP 81.7 bn US$ 2025
84th of 186		 23.7 bn US$ 2022
GDP per capita 1,489 US$ 2025
161st of 186		 1,057 US$ 2022
GDP per capita (PPP) 6,012 int. $ 2025
148th of 185		 4,905 int. $ 2022
GNI per capita 1,320 US$ 2025
160th of 182		 720 US$ 2022
GDP growth -2.0 % 2025
182nd of 186		 -0.2 % 2022
Inflation 8.8 % 2019 13.4 % 2019
FDI inflows 1.5 % 2024
127th of 192		 1.2 % 2011
Manufacturing 25.1 % 2025
6th of 132		 -
Agriculture 25.3 % 2025
16th of 158		 42.9 % 2022
Tax revenue 6.0 % 2019 -
Military spending 6.8 % 2024
6th of 147		 -
Trade - 35.4 % 2022
Exports - 6.8 % 2022

Labour

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
43rd of 181		 13.6 % 2025
163rd of 181
Youth unemployment 9.8 % 2025
70th of 181		 33.1 % 2025
166th of 181
Women in the labour force 40.9 % 2025
145th of 181		 12.7 % 2025
178th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 45.0 % 2025
29th of 181		 16.3 % 2025
85th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.7 h 2025
56th of 181		 28.5 h 2025
177th of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.3 % 2025
82nd of 181		 34.4 % 2025
163rd of 181
Labour income share 48.7 % 2025
44th of 114		 34.2 % 2025
101st of 114
Output per hour 5.8 $ 2025
153rd of 181		 11.1 $ 2025
127th of 181

Health

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Health spending 4.5 % 2023
140th of 192		 2.7 % 2023
183rd of 192
Health spending per person 56 US$ 2023
166th of 191		 33 US$ 2023
181st of 191
Physicians 0.76 /1,000 2019 1.52 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 36.9 ‰ 2024
148th of 196		 18.4 ‰ 2024
120th of 196
Maternal mortality 185 /100k 2023
155th of 194		 20 /100k 2023
74th of 194
Tobacco use 43.4 % 2024
164th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 59.7 % 2024
100th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Calories per person 2,864 kcal 2024
90th of 155		 2,213 kcal 2024
140th of 155
Protein supply 79.3 g 2022
117th of 174		 70.9 g 2022
136th of 174
Animal protein supply 23.1 g 2022
132nd of 174		 18.7 g 2022
140th of 174
Fat supply 57.4 g 2022
146th of 174		 68.7 g 2022
124th of 174
Food insecurity 31.3 % 2024
84th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 7.9 % 2024
82nd of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency -12.4 % 2022
135th of 160		 49.8 % 2022
72nd of 160

Education

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Literacy 93.5 % 2020 94.4 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 77.0 % 2018 38.7 % 2024
105th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 20.4 % 2018 43.8 % 2016
Education spending 2.0 % 2019 -
Expected schooling 11.5 yrs 2023
147th of 195		 7.4 yrs 2023
191st of 195
Mean schooling 6.4 yrs 2023
147th of 193		 5.9 yrs 2023
158th of 193

Society

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Income inequality 30.7 2017 26.4 2022
Extreme poverty 10.3 % 2017 18.0 % 2022
Internet use 45.4 % 2020 33.8 % 2018
Mobile subscriptions 114.3 /100 2024
90th of 151		 71.2 /100 2024
136th of 151
Electricity access 80.4 % 2024
168th of 213		 89.3 % 2024
161st of 213
Women in parliament 15.3 % 2021 4.9 % 2025
174th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Refugees hosted 0 2025
174th of 177		 9,885 2025
92nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
174th of 177		 0.4 ‰ 2025
110th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
171st of 177		 4,144 2025
72nd of 177
Refugees from the country 1.5 mn 2025
6th of 199		 4.9 mn 2025
2nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 27.8 ‰ 2025
9th of 199		 189.9 ‰ 2025
2nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Control of corruption 22.5 /100 2024
186th of 207		 13.4 /100 2024
205th of 207
Government effectiveness 21.0 /100 2024
196th of 205		 18.8 /100 2024
198th of 205
Rule of law 25.8 /100 2024
201st of 207		 25.8 /100 2024
202nd of 207
Regulatory quality 32.5 /100 2024
191st of 205		 23.4 /100 2024
204th of 205
Voice and accountability 19.7 /100 2024
203rd of 205		 24.5 /100 2024
198th of 205
Political stability 30.2 /100 2024
201st of 207		 25.4 /100 2024
205th of 207

Environment

Indicator Myanmar Syria
CO₂ per capita 0.58 t 2024
47th of 202		 1.27 t 2024
71st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 31.6 Mt 2024
75th of 204		 31.8 Mt 2024
73rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.08 % 2024
75th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
73rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.7 Gt 2024
92nd of 204		 2.1 Gt 2024
66th of 204
GHG per capita 2.16 t 2024
61st of 202		 1.91 t 2024
53rd of 202
Renewable energy 62.9 % 2021
34th of 211		 1.1 % 2021
190th of 211
Forest area 42.4 % 2023
70th of 212		 2.8 % 2023
184th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 35.1 µg/m³ 2023
167th of 200		 32.1 µg/m³ 2023
159th of 200
Water stress 5.8 % 2022
63rd of 176		 124.4 % 2022
166th of 176
Land area 652,670 km² 2023
39th of 214		 183,630 km² 2023
88th of 214

Energy

Indicator Myanmar Syria
Renewable electricity 47.9 % 2024
69th of 190		 3.5 % 2024
169th of 190
Wind and solar 0.6 % 2024
154th of 190		 0.4 % 2024
160th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
119th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
159th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 47.9 % 2024
79th of 190		 3.5 % 2024
170th of 190
Fossil electricity 52.1 % 2024
79th of 190		 96.5 % 2024
170th of 190
Coal power 5.5 % 2024
133rd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
94th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 502 g/kWh 2024
107th of 190		 706 g/kWh 2024
177th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.40 MWh 2024
157th of 191		 0.98 MWh 2024
136th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.