Country field notes / East Asia & Pacific

Myanmar

Life expectancy 67.1 years (2024); GDP per person $5,276 in constant-2021 PPP dollars (2024). These are captured source observations, not a measure of household wealth. Dates can differ across indicators.

A first view of health, purchasing power, and essential services. These are observed source indicators; The experimental rankings provide a separate, explicitly weighted comparison where all inputs are available.

Ranking summary · 2023

Equal-domain rank 153 / 170 · Overall 17.8 · Rank across three weightings 149–153

Health: 20.7 · Essential services: 26.0 · Material resources: 23.1 · Civic voice: 1.2 · Air quality: 17.8

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Latest available observations in the captured 2000–2025 data. Periods vary; no gap-filling.
IndicatorValueUnitObservation periodProvider
Life expectancy67.09years2024World Bank
GDP per person$5,2762021 international $2024World Bank
Electricity access80.40% of population2024World Bank
Basic drinking water85.69% of population2024World Bank
Basic sanitation74.18% of population2024World Bank
Clean cooking access46.00% of population2024World Bank
Food insecurity31.30% of population2024World Bank
Poverty at $3/day10.30% of population2017World Bank
Income / consumption Gini30.70index, 0–1002017World Bank
Bottom 20% resource share8.90% of income or consumption2017World Bank
Under-five mortality36.90deaths per 1,000 live births2024World Bank
Maternal mortality185.00deaths per 100,000 live births2023World Bank
Child stunting26.70% of children under five2018World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending71.13% of current health expenditure2023World Bank
Unemployment3.05% of labor force2025World Bank
Youth outside work and education15.02% of youth2020World Bank
Internet use45.45% of population2020World Bank
PM2.5 exposure35.07micrograms per cubic meter2023World Bank
Forest area41.96% of land area2024World Bank
Freshwater stress5.80% of available freshwater resources2022World Bank
Adjusted net savings20.54% of GNI2019World Bank
Voice and accountability19.36absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Rule of law29.49absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Government effectiveness19.23absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Control of corruption21.71absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Political stability28.53absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Regulatory quality30.44absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Tax revenue6.02% of GDP2019World Bank
Income, profit and capital-gains tax share13.23% of revenue2019World Bank
Goods and services tax share24.41% of revenue2019World Bank
International trade tax share2.79% of revenue2019World Bank
Government health spending0.50% of GDP2023World Bank
Government education spending2.00% of GDP2019World Bank
Intentional homicide2.58deaths per 100,000 people2023World Bank
Consumer price inflation8.83annual %2019World Bank
Tax wedge: Single, no children · 67% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single, no children · average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single, no children · 167% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single parent, 2 children · 67% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · one average-wage earnerUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · 100% + 67% average wagesUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · two average-wage earnersUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, no children · 100% + 67% average wagesUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Weekly work hours: All employed people41.74hours per employed person2025ILO
Weekly work hours: Women in employment40.13hours per employed person2025ILO
Weekly work hours: Men in employment42.71hours per employed person2025ILO
Life evaluation (3-year mean)4.29Cantril ladder, 0–102023–2025World Happiness Report

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GDP per person is measured in constant 2021 international dollars using purchasing power parity. It measures economic output, not household income or wealth. Life expectancy is period life expectancy at birth, not healthy life expectancy. Service access percentages are national averages and do not establish service reliability or equal access.

Missing values remain unavailable. Comparable years may have different underlying survey dates; source estimates can be revised.

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Pluraterra. “Myanmar: country field notes.” Atlas prototype, snapshot retrieved November 1–2, 2026; observation periods shown per row. Underlying data: World Bank World Development Indicators. This page is a mutable preview; use the accompanying CSV for the captured data.

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