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Myanmar vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 39th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Myanmar South Sudan
Population
55119090
12387398
Population rank 27/197 81/197
GDP
$74.1B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 85/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 165/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 146/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
251,997 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Myanmar and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Myanmar and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year GDP
Myanmar South Sudan
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 $14,586,253,383
2009 $36,906,181,381 $12,231,264,525
2010 $49,540,813,342 $14,602,072,411
2011 $59,977,326,086 $14,907,308,933
2012 $59,937,796,648 $11,931,472,169
2013 $60,269,732,855 $18,426,469,017
2014 $65,531,374,200 $13,962,212,847
2015 $59,607,290,408 $11,997,800,760
2016 $63,298,361,996 -
2017 $66,053,040,483 -
2018 $67,860,515,990 -
2019 $75,065,106,228 -
2020 $79,006,113,643 -
2021 $66,345,291,160 -
2022 $62,253,049,892 -
2023 $66,757,619,000 -
2024 $74,079,772,652 -

Myanmar and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Myanmar South Sudan
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 $1,654
2009 $758 $1,323
2010 $1,011 $1,498
2011 $1,214 $1,449
2012 $1,203 $1,109
2013 $1,199 $1,650
2014 $1,293 $1,243
2015 $1,167 $1,080
2016 $1,229 -
2017 $1,273 -
2018 $1,298 -
2019 $1,426 -
2020 $1,490 -
2021 $1,243 -
2022 $1,158 -
2023 $1,233 -
2024 $1,359 -

Myanmar vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Myanmar South Sudan
1950 35.7 30.2
1951 36.5 30.6
1952 37.7 31
1953 38.6 31.4
1954 39.6 31.7
1955 40.4 32
1956 41.2 31.6
1957 42 30.9
1958 42.8 27.6
1959 43.4 27.8
1960 44.1 28.1
1961 44.6 28.3
1962 45.3 28.5
1963 46 28.2
1964 46.7 32.5
1965 47.4 28.8
1966 48.2 25.6
1967 48.9 25.9
1968 49.4 26.1
1969 50 25.4
1970 50.5 25.6
1971 51 31
1972 51.4 31.3
1973 51.8 36.3
1974 52.1 36.6
1975 52.5 36.9
1976 52.9 37.1
1977 53.3 37.4
1978 53.5 37.6
1979 54 37.8
1980 54.4 38
1981 54.7 38.3
1982 55 38.7
1983 55.3 34.7
1984 55.6 31.8
1985 55.8 32.4
1986 56.1 32.8
1987 56.4 20.7
1988 56.6 11
1989 56.9 28.2
1990 57.2 28.6
1991 57.4 29.2
1992 57.7 21.9
1993 58 22.3
1994 58.3 44.9
1995 58.7 31.5
1996 59.2 32.1
1997 59.5 33.1
1998 59.9 19
1999 60.1 44.5
2000 60.4 47.6
2001 60.6 48.6
2002 60.9 49.4
2003 61.2 52.3
2004 61.4 53.1
2005 61.7 54
2006 62 54.7
2007 62.4 55.4
2008 56.4 56.3
2009 63.1 56.8
2010 63.5 57.5
2011 63.9 57.7
2012 64.3 58.2
2013 64.6 58.3
2014 65 45.6
2015 65.3 39.8
2016 65.6 36.7
2017 65.9 35.4
2018 66.2 51.9
2019 66.5 58.1
2020 66.6 57.6
2021 65.6 57
2022 66.5 57.2
2023 66.9 57.6
2024 67.1 57.7
2025 67.3 57.9

Myanmar and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year Population
Myanmar South Sudan
1960 21,730,250 2,931,559
1961 22,210,581 2,976,724
1962 22,704,719 3,024,308
1963 23,213,408 3,072,669
1964 23,737,315 3,129,918
1965 24,279,431 3,189,835
1966 24,836,496 3,236,423
1967 25,406,429 3,277,648
1968 25,989,662 3,321,528
1969 26,585,112 3,365,533
1970 27,193,016 3,409,614
1971 27,807,219 3,468,646
1972 28,428,324 3,542,497
1973 29,026,388 3,627,383
1974 29,598,167 3,723,259
1975 30,176,565 3,821,494
1976 30,758,811 3,921,910
1977 31,355,966 4,024,032
1978 31,972,976 4,127,657
1979 32,596,550 4,232,605
1980 33,227,204 4,339,030
1981 33,858,783 4,447,272
1982 34,482,965 4,557,686
1983 35,162,715 4,661,574
1984 35,899,313 4,750,627
1985 36,622,827 4,834,296
1986 37,314,878 4,921,240
1987 37,971,594 4,962,395
1988 38,600,927 4,848,029
1989 39,214,618 4,713,229
1990 39,817,251 4,737,633
1991 40,394,154 4,836,677
1992 40,950,342 4,909,749
1993 41,502,429 4,956,002
1994 42,055,143 5,071,184
1995 42,605,338 5,225,836
1996 43,154,860 5,356,925
1997 43,708,798 5,509,136
1998 44,257,793 5,620,068
1999 44,787,724 5,771,628
2000 45,290,841 6,032,267
2001 45,771,139 6,308,391
2002 46,232,653 6,596,806
2003 46,667,192 6,903,127
2004 47,068,772 7,233,041
2005 47,438,365 7,590,143
2006 47,785,135 7,976,526
2007 48,125,043 8,388,788
2008 48,390,793 8,817,647
2009 48,660,459 9,243,556
2010 49,024,382 9,745,953
2011 49,419,820 10,288,109
2012 49,837,446 10,756,240
2013 50,262,658 11,166,275
2014 50,681,634 11,235,073
2015 51,089,056 11,107,561
2016 51,495,696 10,830,102
2017 51,894,938 10,259,154
2018 52,272,247 10,122,977
2019 52,640,713 10,423,384
2020 53,016,522 10,698,467
2021 53,387,102 10,865,780
2022 53,756,787 11,021,177
2023 54,133,798 11,483,374
2024 54,500,091 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Myanmar and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Myanmar South Sudan
1960 5.9 7.16
1961 5.9 7.18
1962 5.9 7.2
1963 5.91 7.2
1964 5.91 7.22
1965 5.91 7.22
1966 5.88 7.25
1967 5.84 7.26
1968 5.8 7.26
1969 5.75 7.28
1970 5.68 7.29
1971 5.62 7.3
1972 5.53 7.31
1973 5.44 7.31
1974 5.34 7.31
1975 5.25 7.33
1976 5.16 7.33
1977 5.07 7.33
1978 4.99 7.33
1979 4.9 7.32
1980 4.79 7.33
1981 4.69 7.33
1982 4.66 7.34
1983 4.63 7.34
1984 4.52 7.35
1985 4.32 7.36
1986 4.08 7.38
1987 3.86 7.39
1988 3.67 7.38
1989 3.59 7.37
1990 3.5 7.38
1991 3.43 7.38
1992 3.35 7.37
1993 3.28 7.36
1994 3.2 7.35
1995 3.13 7.34
1996 3.06 7.32
1997 2.99 7.2
1998 2.91 7.08
1999 2.85 6.94
2000 2.81 6.8
2001 2.79 6.65
2002 2.77 6.52
2003 2.68 6.35
2004 2.59 6.19
2005 2.52 6.02
2006 2.47 5.85
2007 2.45 5.7
2008 2.4 5.57
2009 2.37 5.45
2010 2.34 5.32
2011 2.31 5.19
2012 2.28 5.06
2013 2.26 4.94
2014 2.25 4.82
2015 2.27 4.7
2016 2.27 4.58
2017 2.25 4.48
2018 2.23 4.37
2019 2.21 4.26
2020 2.18 4.16
2021 2.16 4.05
2022 2.13 3.96
2023 2.12 3.86

Myanmar and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Myanmar

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Myanmar South Sudan
1960 20.9 18.6
1961 20.7 18.5
1962 20.5 18.5
1963 20.3 18.4
1964 20.1 18.4
1965 19.9 18.3
1966 19.8 18.3
1967 19.7 18.2
1968 19.6 18
1969 19.5 17.9
1970 19.5 17.7
1971 19.5 17.6
1972 19.6 17.5
1973 19.6 17.5
1974 19.7 17.4
1975 19.7 17.4
1976 19.8 17.3
1977 19.8 17.2
1978 19.9 17.2
1979 20 17.1
1980 20.1 17.1
1981 20.2 17
1982 20.3 16.9
1983 20.4 16.8
1984 20.5 16.8
1985 20.7 16.7
1986 20.9 16.6
1987 21.1 16.5
1988 21.3 16.8
1989 21.5 17.1
1990 21.7 17
1991 21.9 17
1992 22.1 17
1993 22.3 16.9
1994 22.5 16.9
1995 22.8 16.9
1996 23 16.9
1997 23.2 16.9
1998 23.5 17
1999 23.7 17.1
2000 24 17.2
2001 24.2 17.3
2002 24.5 17.3
2003 24.7 17.3
2004 25 17.4
2005 25.3 17.6
2006 25.5 17.8
2007 25.8 18
2008 26.2 18.2
2009 26.5 18.4
2010 26.8 18.7
2011 27.1 19
2012 27.4 19.2
2013 27.7 19.3
2014 28 19
2015 28.3 18.6
2016 28.6 18.2
2017 28.9 17.4
2018 29.2 17.3
2019 29.5 17.8
2020 29.7 18.2
2021 30 18.4
2022 30.3 18.7
2023 30.5 19
2024 30.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Myanmar South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2019
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.79%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
463,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
43.7
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.15B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
903,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
14.3%
2019
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
47.8%
2021
5.83%
2021

Energy

Myanmar South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
400 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
33.4 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
45.1%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.7%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-19%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
354 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.1%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.8%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Myanmar South Sudan
% of world population
0.67%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-37,979
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
32.5%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
23
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
13
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.87
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.4
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.5%
2020
34.5%
2018
English speaking
4.45%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Myanmar South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$58
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$37.8
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.1%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.75
2019
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
24.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
185
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.7
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.71%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
44.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.93 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Myanmar South Sudan
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,624 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,183 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
106,853 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
97,555 mi
2013
n/a

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