Kenya vs Myanmar

Kenya and Myanmar compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kenya and Myanmar have about the same number of people: 57.5 million and 54.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kenya ($2,363) is 59% higher than in Myanmar ($1,489) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kenya (4.6%) than in Myanmar (-2%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Myanmar (8.8% in 2019) than in Kenya (4.1% in 2025), a difference of 4.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kenya (5.4%) than in Myanmar (3%), a difference of 2.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Myanmar can expect to live 3.3 years longer than one born in Kenya: 67.1 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Myanmar is older: half of its people are over 29.5 years, against 19.5 years in Kenya in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Myanmar (45.4% in 2020) than in Kenya (35% in 2024), a difference of 10.4 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Myanmar (0.58 tonnes) are 53% higher than in Kenya (0.38 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Myanmar (42%) than in Kenya (6.6%), a difference of 35.4 percentage points in 2024.