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Myanmar vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 39th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Myanmar Syria
Population
55119090
26304877
Population rank 27/197 57/197
GDP
$74.1B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 85/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 165/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 146/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$731
2025
Land area
251,997 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
73 years
2025

Myanmar and Syria: Comparison Charts

Myanmar and Syria economies compared

GDP
Myanmar

Syria
Year GDP
Myanmar Syria
1960 $545,098,448 $857,704,413
1961 $605,581,577 $945,244,972
1962 $634,528,872 $1,110,565,881
1963 $598,998,419 $1,200,447,408
1964 $411,419,906 $1,339,494,267
1965 $367,053,117 $1,472,036,540
1966 $293,103,479 $1,342,287,553
1967 $420,359,036 $1,580,229,799
1968 $559,956,130 $1,753,746,430
1969 $571,854,215 $2,245,011,515
1970 $563,555,631 $2,140,384,010
1971 $587,448,405 $2,589,851,325
1972 $662,213,083 $3,059,681,698
1973 $719,754,655 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,225,589,878 $5,159,557,148
1975 $1,061,107,354 $6,826,980,444
1976 $1,204,699,849 $7,633,528,867
1977 $873,579,932 $7,696,011,396
1978 $935,408,775 $9,275,200,458
1979 $952,265,043 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,038,225,167 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,111,000,765 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,481,165,468 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,381,573,615 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,304,063,253 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,478,908,173 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,582,873,750 $13,293,205,278
1987 $1,562,448,077 $11,356,215,543
1988 $1,541,088,312 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,013,448,229 $9,853,395,762
1990 $2,115,193,513 $12,308,624,418
1991 $2,069,832,687 $12,981,833,333
1992 $2,411,552,289 $13,253,565,861
1993 $3,163,020,035 $13,695,962,055
1994 $4,432,257,174 $10,122,020,000
1995 $5,289,174,943 $11,396,706,587
1996 $6,123,556,717 $13,789,560,878
1997 $4,722,288,496 $14,505,233,463
1998 $6,459,461,639 $15,200,846,154
1999 $8,486,832,801 $15,873,875,969
2000 $8,905,066,164 $18,937,052,543
2001 $6,477,790,688 $20,237,024,725
2002 $6,777,632,512 $20,669,357,462
2003 $10,467,109,978 $21,828,144,686
2004 $10,567,354,056 $25,086,950,495
2005 $11,986,972,419 $28,858,965,517
2006 $14,502,553,710 $33,751,788,856
2007 $20,182,477,481 $40,465,318,382
2008 $31,862,554,102 $52,557,913,569
2009 $36,906,181,381 $54,111,735,629
2010 $49,540,813,342 $61,390,830,875
2011 $59,977,326,086 $67,539,428,159
2012 $59,937,796,648 $43,190,318,033
2013 $60,269,732,855 $21,361,254,635
2014 $65,531,374,200 $21,502,061,466
2015 $59,607,290,408 $16,466,863,117
2016 $63,298,361,996 $12,597,854,877
2017 $66,053,040,483 $16,369,843,352
2018 $67,860,515,990 $21,497,782,868
2019 $75,065,106,228 $22,583,045,060
2020 $79,006,113,643 $12,047,752,036
2021 $66,345,291,160 $14,353,205,678
2022 $62,253,049,892 $23,622,827,080
2023 $66,757,619,000 $19,993,439,950
2024 $74,079,772,652 -

Myanmar and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Myanmar

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Myanmar Syria
1960 $25.1 $183.5
1961 $27.3 $196.3
1962 $27.9 $223.9
1963 $25.8 $234.9
1964 $17.3 $254.2
1965 $15.1 $270.8
1966 $11.8 $239.3
1967 $16.5 $272.9
1968 $21.5 $293.3
1969 $21.5 $364
1970 $20.7 $335
1971 $21.1 $393
1972 $23.3 $448
1973 $24.8 $459
1974 $41.4 $707
1975 $35.2 $904
1976 $39.2 $976
1977 $27.9 $951
1978 $29.3 $1,108
1979 $29.2 $1,146
1980 $31.2 $1,458
1981 $32.8 $1,676
1982 $43 $1,703
1983 $39.3 $1,776
1984 $36.3 $1,706
1985 $40.4 $1,544
1986 $42.4 $1,208
1987 $41.1 $997
1988 $39.9 $898
1989 $51.3 $809
1990 $53.1 $978
1991 $51.2 $1,000
1992 $58.9 $990
1993 $76.2 $993
1994 $105.4 $712
1995 $124.1 $780
1996 $141.9 $918
1997 $108 $941
1998 $146 $961
1999 $189.5 $978
2000 $196.6 $1,138
2001 $141.5 $1,187
2002 $146.6 $1,183
2003 $224.3 $1,220
2004 $224.5 $1,368
2005 $252.7 $1,534
2006 $303 $1,719
2007 $419 $1,938
2008 $658 $2,429
2009 $758 $2,462
2010 $1,011 $2,731
2011 $1,214 $2,952
2012 $1,203 $1,898
2013 $1,199 $986
2014 $1,293 $1,061
2015 $1,167 $848
2016 $1,229 $656
2017 $1,273 $852
2018 $1,298 $1,098
2019 $1,426 $1,110
2020 $1,490 $572
2021 $1,243 $664
2022 $1,158 $1,052
2023 $1,233 $847
2024 $1,359 -

Myanmar vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Myanmar

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Myanmar Syria
1950 35.7 42.5
1951 36.5 43.4
1952 37.7 44.3
1953 38.6 45.3
1954 39.6 46.4
1955 40.4 47.4
1956 41.2 48.5
1957 42 49.6
1958 42.8 50.7
1959 43.4 51.7
1960 44.1 52.7
1961 44.6 53.7
1962 45.3 54.6
1963 46 55.4
1964 46.7 56.2
1965 47.4 56.9
1966 48.2 57.6
1967 48.9 58
1968 49.4 59.1
1969 50 59.8
1970 50.5 60.6
1971 51 61.3
1972 51.4 62
1973 51.8 60.8
1974 52.1 63.4
1975 52.5 64.2
1976 52.9 64.8
1977 53.3 65.4
1978 53.5 65.9
1979 54 66.2
1980 54.4 66.5
1981 54.7 64.6
1982 55 60.8
1983 55.3 67.4
1984 55.6 67.7
1985 55.8 68
1986 56.1 68.4
1987 56.4 68.8
1988 56.6 69.2
1989 56.9 69.5
1990 57.2 69.8
1991 57.4 70.1
1992 57.7 70.2
1993 58 70.3
1994 58.3 70.3
1995 58.7 70.2
1996 59.2 70.2
1997 59.5 70.2
1998 59.9 70.2
1999 60.1 70.5
2000 60.4 70.9
2001 60.6 71.3
2002 60.9 71.7
2003 61.2 72.2
2004 61.4 72.5
2005 61.7 72.8
2006 62 73
2007 62.4 73.3
2008 56.4 73.4
2009 63.1 73.5
2010 63.5 73.5
2011 63.9 72.3
2012 64.3 66.2
2013 64.6 65.1
2014 65 65.5
2015 65.3 63.3
2016 65.6 65.2
2017 65.9 65.7
2018 66.2 67.4
2019 66.5 71
2020 66.6 71.9
2021 65.6 72.4
2022 66.5 72.8
2023 66.9 72.1
2024 67.1 72.6
2025 67.3 73

Myanmar and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Myanmar

Syria
Year Population
Myanmar Syria
1960 21,730,250 4,673,500
1961 22,210,581 4,815,466
1962 22,704,719 4,959,340
1963 23,213,408 5,110,467
1964 23,737,315 5,269,087
1965 24,279,431 5,435,267
1966 24,836,496 5,609,047
1967 25,406,429 5,790,198
1968 25,989,662 5,978,742
1969 26,585,112 6,175,166
1970 27,193,016 6,380,609
1971 27,807,219 6,598,094
1972 28,428,324 6,826,024
1973 29,026,388 7,060,321
1974 29,598,167 7,302,160
1975 30,176,565 7,554,364
1976 30,758,811 7,817,320
1977 31,355,966 8,090,501
1978 31,972,976 8,372,759
1979 32,596,550 8,661,909
1980 33,227,204 8,957,663
1981 33,858,783 9,260,189
1982 34,482,965 9,572,511
1983 35,162,715 9,904,809
1984 35,899,313 10,258,398
1985 36,622,827 10,625,672
1986 37,314,878 11,002,844
1987 37,971,594 11,388,923
1988 38,600,927 11,782,264
1989 39,214,618 12,179,060
1990 39,817,251 12,579,208
1991 40,394,154 12,980,821
1992 40,950,342 13,385,571
1993 41,502,429 13,795,686
1994 42,055,143 14,208,583
1995 42,605,338 14,616,801
1996 43,154,860 15,018,104
1997 43,708,798 15,417,542
1998 44,257,793 15,820,413
1999 44,787,724 16,228,061
2000 45,290,841 16,637,888
2001 45,771,139 17,051,338
2002 46,232,653 17,468,332
2003 46,667,192 17,889,296
2004 47,068,772 18,336,875
2005 47,438,365 18,814,091
2006 47,785,135 19,637,022
2007 48,125,043 20,884,125
2008 48,390,793 21,636,564
2009 48,660,459 21,976,969
2010 49,024,382 22,482,421
2011 49,419,820 22,878,098
2012 49,837,446 22,759,763
2013 50,262,658 21,666,917
2014 50,681,634 20,273,659
2015 51,089,056 19,424,618
2016 51,495,696 19,193,834
2017 51,894,938 19,224,668
2018 52,272,247 19,577,845
2019 52,640,713 20,353,534
2020 53,016,522 21,049,429
2021 53,387,102 21,628,839
2022 53,756,787 22,462,173
2023 54,133,798 23,594,623
2024 54,500,091 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Myanmar and Syria

Fertility rate
Myanmar

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Myanmar Syria
1960 5.9 7.51
1961 5.9 7.5
1962 5.9 7.51
1963 5.91 7.51
1964 5.91 7.53
1965 5.91 7.53
1966 5.88 7.55
1967 5.84 7.56
1968 5.8 7.57
1969 5.75 7.59
1970 5.68 7.62
1971 5.62 7.6
1972 5.53 7.57
1973 5.44 7.55
1974 5.34 7.52
1975 5.25 7.49
1976 5.16 7.45
1977 5.07 7.42
1978 4.99 7.35
1979 4.9 7.25
1980 4.79 7.12
1981 4.69 6.97
1982 4.66 6.81
1983 4.63 6.69
1984 4.52 6.59
1985 4.32 6.48
1986 4.08 6.37
1987 3.86 6.2
1988 3.67 6
1989 3.59 5.78
1990 3.5 5.56
1991 3.43 5.34
1992 3.35 5.14
1993 3.28 4.99
1994 3.2 4.86
1995 3.13 4.7
1996 3.06 4.54
1997 2.99 4.37
1998 2.91 4.25
1999 2.85 4.14
2000 2.81 4.07
2001 2.79 3.98
2002 2.77 3.87
2003 2.68 3.76
2004 2.59 3.68
2005 2.52 3.61
2006 2.47 3.56
2007 2.45 3.54
2008 2.4 3.48
2009 2.37 3.42
2010 2.34 3.36
2011 2.31 3.29
2012 2.28 3.22
2013 2.26 3.17
2014 2.25 3.12
2015 2.27 3.07
2016 2.27 3.01
2017 2.25 2.97
2018 2.23 2.93
2019 2.21 2.88
2020 2.18 2.84
2021 2.16 2.8
2022 2.13 2.75
2023 2.12 2.71

Myanmar and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Myanmar

Syria
Year Median age, years
Myanmar Syria
1960 20.9 17.6
1961 20.7 17.3
1962 20.5 17.1
1963 20.3 16.9
1964 20.1 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 19.8 16.4
1967 19.7 16.2
1968 19.6 16.1
1969 19.5 16
1970 19.5 15.9
1971 19.5 15.8
1972 19.6 15.8
1973 19.6 15.7
1974 19.7 15.7
1975 19.7 15.7
1976 19.8 15.6
1977 19.8 15.6
1978 19.9 15.6
1979 20 15.6
1980 20.1 15.6
1981 20.2 15.6
1982 20.3 15.7
1983 20.4 15.8
1984 20.5 15.8
1985 20.7 15.9
1986 20.9 16
1987 21.1 16.1
1988 21.3 16.2
1989 21.5 16.4
1990 21.7 16.5
1991 21.9 16.7
1992 22.1 16.9
1993 22.3 17.1
1994 22.5 17.3
1995 22.8 17.5
1996 23 17.7
1997 23.2 17.9
1998 23.5 18.1
1999 23.7 18.3
2000 24 18.5
2001 24.2 18.8
2002 24.5 19
2003 24.7 19.2
2004 25 19.5
2005 25.3 19.7
2006 25.5 20.3
2007 25.8 21
2008 26.2 21.3
2009 26.5 21.5
2010 26.8 21.7
2011 27.1 21.9
2012 27.4 21.8
2013 27.7 21.2
2014 28 20.1
2015 28.3 19.5
2016 28.6 19.5
2017 28.9 19.6
2018 29.2 20.1
2019 29.5 20.9
2020 29.7 21.6
2021 30 22.2
2022 30.3 22.7
2023 30.5 23.3
2024 30.8 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Myanmar Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2019
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.79%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
463,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
43.7
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$1.15B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
903,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
14.3%
2019
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
47.8%
2021
23.3%
2011

Energy

Myanmar Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
400 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
33.4 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
45.1%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.7%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-19%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
354 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.1%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.4%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.8%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Myanmar Syria
% of world population
0.67%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-37,979
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
32.5%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
13
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.87
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.4
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.5%
2020
94.4%
2021
English speaking
4.45%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Myanmar Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$58
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$37.8
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.1%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.75
2019
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
24.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
185
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
7.71%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
44.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.93 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Myanmar Syria
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
4,624 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,183 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
106,853 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
97,555 mi
2013
n/a

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