Myanmar vs North Korea statistics compared

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 39th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

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Myanmar and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Myanmar	North Korea
1960	$545,098,448	-
1961	$605,581,577	-
1962	$634,528,872	-
1963	$598,998,419	-
1964	$411,419,906	-
1965	$367,053,117	-
1966	$293,103,479	-
1967	$420,359,036	-
1968	$559,956,130	-
1969	$571,854,215	-
1970	$563,555,631	-
1971	$587,448,405	-
1972	$662,213,083	-
1973	$719,754,655	-
1974	$1,225,589,878	-
1975	$1,061,107,354	-
1976	$1,204,699,849	-
1977	$873,579,932	-
1978	$935,408,775	-
1979	$952,265,043	-
1980	$1,038,225,167	-
1981	$1,111,000,765	-
1982	$1,481,165,468	-
1983	$1,381,573,615	-
1984	$1,304,063,253	-
1985	$1,478,908,173	-
1986	$1,582,873,750	-
1987	$1,562,448,077	-
1988	$1,541,088,312	-
1989	$2,013,448,229	-
1990	$2,115,193,513	-
1991	$2,069,832,687	-
1992	$2,411,552,289	-
1993	$3,163,020,035	-
1994	$4,432,257,174	-
1995	$5,289,174,943	-
1996	$6,123,556,717	-
1997	$4,722,288,496	-
1998	$6,459,461,639	-
1999	$8,486,832,801	-
2000	$8,905,066,164	-
2001	$6,477,790,688	-
2002	$6,777,632,512	-
2003	$10,467,109,978	-
2004	$10,567,354,056	-
2005	$11,986,972,419	-
2006	$14,502,553,710	-
2007	$20,182,477,481	-
2008	$31,862,554,102	-
2009	$36,906,181,381	$23,356,470,000
2010	$49,540,813,342	$25,995,513,000
2011	$59,977,326,086	$29,005,020,000
2012	$59,937,796,648	$29,890,710,000
2013	$60,269,732,855	$30,588,922,000
2014	$65,531,374,200	$30,554,460,000
2015	$59,607,290,408	$30,723,030,000
2016	$63,298,361,996	$28,882,640,000
2017	$66,053,040,483	$29,105,440,000
2018	$67,860,515,990	$28,536,400,000
2019	$75,065,106,228	$28,222,880,000
2020	$79,006,113,643	$27,728,240,000
2021	$66,345,291,160	$32,301,720,000
2022	$62,253,049,892	$28,971,360,000
2023	$66,757,619,000	$32,155,360,000
2024	$74,079,772,652	$34,943,120,000

Myanmar and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Myanmar	North Korea
1960	$25.1	-
1961	$27.3	-
1962	$27.9	-
1963	$25.8	-
1964	$17.3	-
1965	$15.1	-
1966	$11.8	-
1967	$16.5	-
1968	$21.5	-
1969	$21.5	-
1970	$20.7	-
1971	$21.1	-
1972	$23.3	-
1973	$24.8	-
1974	$41.4	-
1975	$35.2	-
1976	$39.2	-
1977	$27.9	-
1978	$29.3	-
1979	$29.2	-
1980	$31.2	-
1981	$32.8	-
1982	$43	-
1983	$39.3	-
1984	$36.3	-
1985	$40.4	-
1986	$42.4	-
1987	$41.1	-
1988	$39.9	-
1989	$51.3	-
1990	$53.1	-
1991	$51.2	-
1992	$58.9	-
1993	$76.2	-
1994	$105.4	-
1995	$124.1	-
1996	$141.9	-
1997	$108	-
1998	$146	-
1999	$189.5	-
2000	$196.6	-
2001	$141.5	-
2002	$146.6	-
2003	$224.3	-
2004	$224.5	-
2005	$252.7	-
2006	$303	-
2007	$419	-
2008	$658	-
2009	$758	$939
2010	$1,011	$1,040
2011	$1,214	$1,156
2012	$1,203	$1,186
2013	$1,199	$1,208
2014	$1,293	$1,201
2015	$1,167	$1,201
2016	$1,229	$1,124
2017	$1,273	$1,127
2018	$1,298	$1,100
2019	$1,426	$1,084
2020	$1,490	$1,061
2021	$1,243	$1,231
2022	$1,158	$1,100
2023	$1,233	$1,217
2024	$1,359	$1,319

Myanmar vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Myanmar	North Korea
1950	35.7	14.2
1951	36.5	17.7
1952	37.7	32.8
1953	38.6	40.3
1954	39.6	50.6
1955	40.4	51.8
1956	41.2	52.8
1957	42	53.7
1958	42.8	54.5
1959	43.4	55.2
1960	44.1	55.8
1961	44.6	56.4
1962	45.3	57
1963	46	57.6
1964	46.7	58.2
1965	47.4	58.8
1966	48.2	59.4
1967	48.9	60.1
1968	49.4	60.8
1969	50	61.4
1970	50.5	62
1971	51	62.7
1972	51.4	63.3
1973	51.8	63.8
1974	52.1	64.3
1975	52.5	64.8
1976	52.9	65.3
1977	53.3	65.8
1978	53.5	66.3
1979	54	66.7
1980	54.4	67.2
1981	54.7	67.7
1982	55	68.1
1983	55.3	68.5
1984	55.6	68.9
1985	55.8	69.2
1986	56.1	69.5
1987	56.4	69.8
1988	56.6	70.1
1989	56.9	70.3
1990	57.2	70.5
1991	57.4	70.7
1992	57.7	71
1993	58	70.8
1994	58.3	70.5
1995	58.7	60.8
1996	59.2	60.8
1997	59.5	60.9
1998	59.9	60.9
1999	60.1	60.9
2000	60.4	60.9
2001	60.6	60.9
2002	60.9	60.9
2003	61.2	69.4
2004	61.4	69.3
2005	61.7	69.2
2006	62	69.1
2007	62.4	69
2008	56.4	69.3
2009	63.1	69.7
2010	63.5	70.2
2011	63.9	70.8
2012	64.3	71.3
2013	64.6	71.9
2014	65	72.5
2015	65.3	72.8
2016	65.6	73
2017	65.9	73
2018	66.2	73
2019	66.5	72.9
2020	66.6	72.8
2021	65.6	73.4
2022	66.5	73.6
2023	66.9	73.6
2024	67.1	73.7
2025	67.3	73.9

Myanmar and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Myanmar	North Korea
1960	21,730,250	11,722,953
1961	22,210,581	11,990,713
1962	22,704,719	12,262,882
1963	23,213,408	12,567,057
1964	23,737,315	12,889,770
1965	24,279,431	13,219,369
1966	24,836,496	13,569,094
1967	25,406,429	13,958,350
1968	25,989,662	14,365,596
1969	26,585,112	14,767,615
1970	27,193,016	15,172,775
1971	27,807,219	15,572,457
1972	28,428,324	15,975,069
1973	29,026,388	16,350,367
1974	29,598,167	16,673,121
1975	30,176,565	16,971,055
1976	30,758,811	17,243,450
1977	31,355,966	17,492,798
1978	31,972,976	17,735,995
1979	32,596,550	17,983,470
1980	33,227,204	18,236,786
1981	33,858,783	18,501,295
1982	34,482,965	18,776,357
1983	35,162,715	19,054,034
1984	35,899,313	19,335,043
1985	36,622,827	19,620,388
1986	37,314,878	19,910,855
1987	37,971,594	20,205,483
1988	38,600,927	20,503,161
1989	39,214,618	20,804,367
1990	39,817,251	21,112,137
1991	40,394,154	21,428,638
1992	40,950,342	21,750,911
1993	41,502,429	22,073,352
1994	42,055,143	22,393,975
1995	42,605,338	22,669,304
1996	43,154,860	22,895,746
1997	43,708,798	23,110,830
1998	44,257,793	23,311,564
1999	44,787,724	23,497,599
2000	45,290,841	23,665,910
2001	45,771,139	23,815,358
2002	46,232,653	23,943,973
2003	46,667,192	24,090,380
2004	47,068,772	24,254,943
2005	47,438,365	24,396,433
2006	47,785,135	24,524,507
2007	48,125,043	24,646,383
2008	48,390,793	24,764,618
2009	48,660,459	24,878,332
2010	49,024,382	24,987,258
2011	49,419,820	25,097,874
2012	49,837,446	25,211,728
2013	50,262,658	25,329,451
2014	50,681,634	25,451,262
2015	51,089,056	25,575,350
2016	51,495,696	25,698,326
2017	51,894,938	25,817,709
2018	52,272,247	25,931,147
2019	52,640,713	26,037,632
2020	53,016,522	26,136,312
2021	53,387,102	26,232,534
2022	53,756,787	26,328,845
2023	54,133,798	26,418,204
2024	54,500,091	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Myanmar and North Korea

Fertility rate

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Myanmar	North Korea
1960	5.9	3.57
1961	5.9	3.26
1962	5.9	3.41
1963	5.91	3.63
1964	5.91	3.55
1965	5.91	3.56
1966	5.88	3.71
1967	5.84	4.05
1968	5.8	3.87
1969	5.75	3.86
1970	5.68	3.85
1971	5.62	3.74
1972	5.53	3.89
1973	5.44	3.35
1974	5.34	3.14
1975	5.25	3.05
1976	5.16	2.84
1977	5.07	2.77
1978	4.99	2.79
1979	4.9	2.85
1980	4.79	2.84
1981	4.69	2.92
1982	4.66	2.85
1983	4.63	2.78
1984	4.52	2.71
1985	4.32	2.65
1986	4.08	2.59
1987	3.86	2.53
1988	3.67	2.47
1989	3.59	2.41
1990	3.5	2.39
1991	3.43	2.35
1992	3.35	2.29
1993	3.28	2.22
1994	3.2	2.18
1995	3.13	2.15
1996	3.06	2.09
1997	2.99	2.03
1998	2.91	1.99
1999	2.85	1.97
2000	2.81	1.94
2001	2.79	1.94
2002	2.77	1.92
2003	2.68	1.91
2004	2.59	1.9
2005	2.52	1.87
2006	2.47	1.94
2007	2.45	1.94
2008	2.4	1.97
2009	2.37	1.91
2010	2.34	1.89
2011	2.31	1.88
2012	2.28	1.88
2013	2.26	1.88
2014	2.25	1.87
2015	2.27	1.86
2016	2.27	1.86
2017	2.25	1.85
2018	2.23	1.83
2019	2.21	1.83
2020	2.18	1.82
2021	2.16	1.81
2022	2.13	1.8
2023	2.12	1.78

Myanmar and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Myanmar

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Myanmar	North Korea
1960	20.9	19.9
1961	20.7	20.2
1962	20.5	20.6
1963	20.3	20.8
1964	20.1	21
1965	19.9	21.2
1966	19.8	21.3
1967	19.7	21.4
1968	19.6	21.4
1969	19.5	21.4
1970	19.5	21.4
1971	19.5	21.2
1972	19.6	20.9
1973	19.6	20.7
1974	19.7	20.7
1975	19.7	20.9
1976	19.8	21.1
1977	19.8	21.4
1978	19.9	21.8
1979	20	22.2
1980	20.1	22.5
1981	20.2	22.8
1982	20.3	23.1
1983	20.4	23.5
1984	20.5	23.9
1985	20.7	24.2
1986	20.9	24.5
1987	21.1	24.8
1988	21.3	25.1
1989	21.5	25.6
1990	21.7	26
1991	21.9	26.4
1992	22.1	26.8
1993	22.3	27.2
1994	22.5	27.6
1995	22.8	28
1996	23	28.3
1997	23.2	28.8
1998	23.5	29.2
1999	23.7	29.6
2000	24	30.1
2001	24.2	30.5
2002	24.5	31
2003	24.7	31.4
2004	25	31.8
2005	25.3	32.1
2006	25.5	32.5
2007	25.8	32.9
2008	26.2	33.3
2009	26.5	33.7
2010	26.8	34
2011	27.1	34.3
2012	27.4	34.5
2013	27.7	34.7
2014	28	35
2015	28.3	35.2
2016	28.6	35.4
2017	28.9	35.7
2018	29.2	35.9
2019	29.5	36.2
2020	29.7	36.4
2021	30	36.6
2022	30.3	36.8
2023	30.5	37.1
2024	30.8	37.3

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