Myanmar vs Nepal

Myanmar and Nepal 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.

• Myanmar has about 1.9 times as many people as Nepal: 54.9 million against 29.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nepal ($1,536) is 3% higher than in Myanmar ($1,489) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Nepal (4.4%) than in Myanmar (-2%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Myanmar (8.8% in 2019) than in Nepal (2.7% in 2025), a difference of 6.1 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nepal (10.5%) than in Myanmar (3%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nepal can expect to live 3.5 years longer than one born in Myanmar: 70.6 years against 67.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Myanmar is older: half of its people are over 29.5 years, against 24.7 years in Nepal in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nepal (46.3% in 2024) than in Myanmar (45.4% in 2020), a difference of 0.9 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Myanmar (0.58 tonnes) are 7% higher than in Nepal (0.54 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nepal (43.6%) than in Myanmar (42%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2024.