Myanmar vs Sudan

Myanmar and Sudan 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 and Sudan have about the same number of people: 54.9 million and 51.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Myanmar ($1,489) is 28% higher than in Sudan ($1,165) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Sudan (3.1%) than in Myanmar (-2%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sudan (138.8% in 2022) than in Myanmar (8.8% in 2019), a difference of 130 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sudan (7.5% in 2022) than in Myanmar (3% in 2025), a difference of 4.5 percentage points.
• A baby born in Myanmar can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Sudan: 67.1 years against 66.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Myanmar is older: half of its people are over 29.5 years, against 18.3 years in Sudan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Myanmar (45.4% in 2020) than in Sudan (18.6% in 2017), a difference of 26.8 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Myanmar (0.58 tonnes) are 35% higher than in Sudan (0.43 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Myanmar (42%) than in Sudan (11.9%), a difference of 30.1 percentage points in 2024.