Myanmar vs Uganda

Myanmar and Uganda 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 Uganda have about the same number of people: 54.9 million and 51.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Myanmar ($1,489) is 23% higher than in Uganda ($1,206) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uganda (6.3%) than in Myanmar (-2%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Myanmar (8.8% in 2019) than in Uganda (3.6% in 2025), a difference of 5.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Myanmar (3%) than in Uganda (2.7%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Uganda can expect to live 1.4 years longer than one born in Myanmar: 68.5 years against 67.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Myanmar is older: half of its people are over 29.5 years, against 16.5 years in Uganda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Myanmar (45.4% in 2020) than in Uganda (8.9% in 2024), a difference of 36.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Myanmar (0.58 tonnes) are about 3.4 times as high as in Uganda (0.17 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Myanmar (42%) than in Uganda (11.9%), a difference of 30.1 percentage points in 2024.