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Myanmar vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 39th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Myanmar Taiwan
Population
55119090
23308308
Population rank 27/197 60/197
GDP
$74.1B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 85/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 165/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 146/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
251,997 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
30.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Myanmar and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Myanmar and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year GDP
Myanmar Taiwan
1960 $545,098,448 -
1961 $605,581,577 $1,778,000,000
1962 $634,528,872 $1,960,000,000
1963 $598,998,419 $2,218,000,000
1964 $411,419,906 $2,592,000,000
1965 $367,053,117 $2,869,000,000
1966 $293,103,479 $3,207,000,000
1967 $420,359,036 $3,709,000,000
1968 $559,956,130 $4,325,000,000
1969 $571,854,215 $5,017,000,000
1970 $563,555,631 $5,785,000,000
1971 $587,448,405 $6,727,000,000
1972 $662,213,083 $8,063,000,000
1973 $719,754,655 $10,940,000,000
1974 $1,225,589,878 $14,739,000,000
1975 $1,061,107,354 $15,836,000,000
1976 $1,204,699,849 $18,988,000,000
1977 $873,579,932 $22,252,000,000
1978 $935,408,775 $27,373,000,000
1979 $952,265,043 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,038,225,167 $42,292,000,000
1981 $1,111,000,765 $49,047,000,000
1982 $1,481,165,468 $49,540,000,000
1983 $1,381,573,615 $54,155,000,000
1984 $1,304,063,253 $61,036,000,000
1985 $1,478,908,173 $63,599,000,000
1986 $1,582,873,750 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,562,448,077 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,541,088,312 $126,378,000,000
1989 $2,013,448,229 $152,687,000,000
1990 $2,115,193,513 $166,392,000,000
1991 $2,069,832,687 $187,100,000,000
1992 $2,411,552,289 $222,947,000,000
1993 $3,163,020,035 $234,943,000,000
1994 $4,432,257,174 $256,213,000,000
1995 $5,289,174,943 $279,013,000,000
1996 $6,123,556,717 $292,473,000,000
1997 $4,722,288,496 $303,315,000,000
1998 $6,459,461,639 $279,926,000,000
1999 $8,486,832,801 $303,827,000,000
2000 $8,905,066,164 $330,725,000,000
2001 $6,477,790,688 $299,303,000,000
2002 $6,777,632,512 $307,429,000,000
2003 $10,467,109,978 $317,374,000,000
2004 $10,567,354,056 $346,881,000,000
2005 $11,986,972,419 $374,042,000,000
2006 $14,502,553,710 $386,492,000,000
2007 $20,182,477,481 $406,940,000,000
2008 $31,862,554,102 $415,824,000,000
2009 $36,906,181,381 $390,788,000,000
2010 $49,540,813,342 $444,245,000,000
2011 $59,977,326,086 $483,957,000,000
2012 $59,937,796,648 $495,536,000,000
2013 $60,269,732,855 $512,957,000,000
2014 $65,531,374,200 $535,332,000,000
2015 $59,607,290,408 $534,474,000,000
2016 $63,298,361,996 $543,002,000,000
2017 $66,053,040,483 $591,734,000,000
2018 $67,860,515,990 $610,744,000,000
2019 $75,065,106,228 $613,453,000,000
2020 $79,006,113,643 $676,935,000,000
2021 $66,345,291,160 $777,062,000,000
2022 $62,253,049,892 $765,529,000,000
2023 $66,757,619,000 $757,276,000,000
2024 $74,079,772,652 $796,904,000,000

Myanmar and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Myanmar Taiwan
1960 $25.1 -
1961 $27.3 $161.2
1962 $27.9 $172
1963 $25.8 $188.6
1964 $17.3 $213.6
1965 $15.1 $229.3
1966 $11.8 $249.1
1967 $16.5 $280.8
1968 $21.5 $319
1969 $21.5 $357
1970 $20.7 $397
1971 $21.1 $451
1972 $23.3 $530
1973 $24.8 $706
1974 $41.4 $934
1975 $35.2 $985
1976 $39.2 $1,158
1977 $27.9 $1,330
1978 $29.3 $1,606
1979 $29.2 $1,950
1980 $31.2 $2,389
1981 $32.8 $2,720
1982 $43 $2,699
1983 $39.3 $2,903
1984 $36.3 $3,224
1985 $40.4 $3,314
1986 $42.4 $4,036
1987 $41.1 $5,350
1988 $39.9 $6,370
1989 $51.3 $7,613
1990 $53.1 $8,205
1991 $51.2 $9,125
1992 $58.9 $10,768
1993 $76.2 $11,242
1994 $105.4 $12,150
1995 $124.1 $13,119
1996 $141.9 $13,641
1997 $108 $14,020
1998 $146 $12,820
1999 $189.5 $13,804
2000 $196.6 $14,908
2001 $141.5 $13,397
2002 $146.6 $13,686
2003 $224.3 $14,066
2004 $224.5 $15,317
2005 $252.7 $16,456
2006 $303 $16,934
2007 $419 $17,757
2008 $658 $18,081
2009 $758 $16,933
2010 $1,011 $19,197
2011 $1,214 $20,866
2012 $1,203 $21,295
2013 $1,199 $21,973
2014 $1,293 $22,874
2015 $1,167 $22,780
2016 $1,229 $23,091
2017 $1,273 $25,121
2018 $1,298 $25,901
2019 $1,426 $25,998
2020 $1,490 $28,705
2021 $1,243 $33,111
2022 $1,158 $32,827
2023 $1,233 $32,442
2024 $1,359 $34,041

Myanmar vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Myanmar Taiwan
1950 35.7 56.6
1951 36.5 57.2
1952 37.7 57.9
1953 38.6 58.6
1954 39.6 58.9
1955 40.4 59.8
1956 41.2 60.3
1957 42 61
1958 42.8 61
1959 43.4 61.6
1960 44.1 62.5
1961 44.6 63
1962 45.3 63.8
1963 46 64.5
1964 46.7 64.9
1965 47.4 65.7
1966 48.2 66.1
1967 48.9 66.7
1968 49.4 66.8
1969 50 67.7
1970 50.5 69
1971 51 69.4
1972 51.4 69.6
1973 51.8 69.8
1974 52.1 70.3
1975 52.5 70.9
1976 52.9 71.2
1977 53.3 71.3
1978 53.5 71.7
1979 54 71.7
1980 54.4 72
1981 54.7 72
1982 55 72.4
1983 55.3 72.4
1984 55.6 73
1985 55.8 73.3
1986 56.1 73.3
1987 56.4 73.6
1988 56.6 73.4
1989 56.9 73.7
1990 57.2 73.9
1991 57.4 74.3
1992 57.7 74.3
1993 58 74.6
1994 58.3 74.7
1995 58.7 74.6
1996 59.2 74.9
1997 59.5 75.3
1998 59.9 75.5
1999 60.1 75.6
2000 60.4 76.1
2001 60.6 76.5
2002 60.9 76.9
2003 61.2 77
2004 61.4 77.2
2005 61.7 77.1
2006 62 77.8
2007 62.4 78
2008 56.4 78.3
2009 63.1 78.7
2010 63.5 79
2011 63.9 78.9
2012 64.3 79.2
2013 64.6 79.6
2014 65 79.5
2015 65.3 79.9
2016 65.6 79.7
2017 65.9 80.1
2018 66.2 80.4
2019 66.5 80.6
2020 66.6 81.1
2021 65.6 80.8
2022 66.5 80.2
2023 66.9 80.6
2024 67.1 80.7
2025 67.3 80.9

Myanmar and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Population
Myanmar Taiwan
1960 21,730,250 -
1961 22,210,581 11,030,385
1962 22,704,719 11,392,513
1963 23,213,408 11,762,101
1964 23,737,315 12,137,143
1965 24,279,431 12,511,863
1966 24,836,496 12,874,153
1967 25,406,429 13,210,344
1968 25,989,662 13,548,537
1969 26,585,112 14,068,984
1970 27,193,016 14,582,944
1971 27,807,219 14,913,564
1972 28,428,324 15,220,495
1973 29,026,388 15,505,121
1974 29,598,167 15,784,817
1975 30,176,565 16,075,128
1976 30,758,811 16,401,413
1977 31,355,966 16,730,895
1978 31,972,976 17,042,272
1979 32,596,550 17,372,779
1980 33,227,204 17,704,538
1981 33,858,783 18,029,982
1982 34,482,965 18,354,855
1983 35,162,715 18,653,146
1984 35,899,313 18,929,866
1985 36,622,827 19,191,510
1986 37,314,878 19,411,454
1987 37,971,594 19,617,046
1988 38,600,927 19,839,704
1989 39,214,618 20,055,492
1990 39,817,251 20,278,946
1991 40,394,154 20,503,568
1992 40,950,342 20,704,227
1993 41,502,429 20,899,019
1994 42,055,143 21,086,645
1995 42,605,338 21,267,653
1996 43,154,860 21,441,432
1997 43,708,798 21,634,124
1998 44,257,793 21,835,703
1999 44,787,724 22,010,489
2000 45,290,841 22,184,530
2001 45,771,139 22,341,120
2002 46,232,653 22,463,172
2003 46,667,192 22,562,663
2004 47,068,772 22,646,836
2005 47,438,365 22,729,753
2006 47,785,135 22,823,455
2007 48,125,043 22,917,444
2008 48,390,793 22,997,696
2009 48,660,459 23,078,402
2010 49,024,382 23,140,948
2011 49,419,820 23,193,518
2012 49,837,446 23,270,367
2013 50,262,658 23,344,670
2014 50,681,634 23,403,635
2015 51,089,056 23,462,914
2016 51,495,696 23,515,945
2017 51,894,938 23,555,522
2018 52,272,247 23,580,080
2019 52,640,713 23,596,027
2020 53,016,522 23,582,179
2021 53,387,102 23,468,275
2022 53,756,787 23,319,977
2023 54,133,798 23,342,541
2024 54,500,091 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Myanmar and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Myanmar Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 5.9 -
1961 5.9 -
1962 5.9 -
1963 5.91 -
1964 5.91 -
1965 5.91 -
1966 5.88 -
1967 5.84 -
1968 5.8 -
1969 5.75 -
1970 5.68 -
1971 5.62 -
1972 5.53 -
1973 5.44 -
1974 5.34 -
1975 5.25 -
1976 5.16 -
1977 5.07 -
1978 4.99 -
1979 4.9 -
1980 4.79 -
1981 4.69 2.46
1982 4.66 -
1983 4.63 -
1984 4.52 -
1985 4.32 -
1986 4.08 -
1987 3.86 -
1988 3.67 -
1989 3.59 -
1990 3.5 -
1991 3.43 1.72
1992 3.35 -
1993 3.28 -
1994 3.2 -
1995 3.13 -
1996 3.06 -
1997 2.99 -
1998 2.91 -
1999 2.85 -
2000 2.81 -
2001 2.79 1.4
2002 2.77 -
2003 2.68 -
2004 2.59 -
2005 2.52 -
2006 2.47 -
2007 2.45 -
2008 2.4 -
2009 2.37 -
2010 2.34 -
2011 2.31 1.07
2012 2.28 -
2013 2.26 -
2014 2.25 -
2015 2.27 1.18
2016 2.27 1.17
2017 2.25 1.13
2018 2.23 1.06
2019 2.21 1.05
2020 2.18 0.99
2021 2.16 0.98
2022 2.13 0.87
2023 2.12 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Myanmar and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Myanmar Taiwan
1960 20.9 -
1961 20.7 -
1962 20.5 -
1963 20.3 -
1964 20.1 -
1965 19.9 -
1966 19.8 -
1967 19.7 -
1968 19.6 -
1969 19.5 -
1970 19.5 -
1971 19.5 -
1972 19.6 -
1973 19.6 -
1974 19.7 20.8
1975 19.7 21.2
1976 19.8 21.5
1977 19.8 21.9
1978 19.9 22.3
1979 20 22.6
1980 20.1 23
1981 20.2 23.4
1982 20.3 23.8
1983 20.4 24.1
1984 20.5 24.6
1985 20.7 25.1
1986 20.9 25.6
1987 21.1 26.1
1988 21.3 26.5
1989 21.5 27
1990 21.7 27.5
1991 21.9 28
1992 22.1 28.4
1993 22.3 28.9
1994 22.5 29.4
1995 22.8 29.8
1996 23 30.3
1997 23.2 30.7
1998 23.5 31.2
1999 23.7 31.6
2000 24 32.1
2001 24.2 32.6
2002 24.5 33.1
2003 24.7 33.6
2004 25 34.1
2005 25.3 34.7
2006 25.5 35.2
2007 25.8 35.8
2008 26.2 36.3
2009 26.5 36.8
2010 26.8 37.4
2011 27.1 37.9
2012 27.4 38.3
2013 27.7 38.9
2014 28 39.3
2015 28.3 39.9
2016 28.6 40.4
2017 28.9 41
2018 29.2 41.5
2019 29.5 42.1
2020 29.7 42.7
2021 30 43.3
2022 30.3 43.9
2023 30.5 44.5
2024 30.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Myanmar Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2019
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
463,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.7
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.15B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
903,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
14.3%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
47.8%
2021
n/a

Energy

Myanmar Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
400 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
33.4 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
45.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.7%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-19%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
354 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
62.1%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
43.4%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
76.8%
2023
n/a

Society

Myanmar Taiwan
% of world population
0.67%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-37,979
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
32.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
13
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.87
2022
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.4
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
58
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.5%
2020
98.5%
2014
English speaking
4.45%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Myanmar Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$58
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$37.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.1%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.75
2019
n/a
Age at first childbirth
24.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
185
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.71%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
25
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
44.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.93 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Myanmar Taiwan
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,624 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,183 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
106,853 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
97,555 mi
2013
25,771 mi
2019

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