Polity · 1990 CE – present
Union of Myanmar
မြန်မာပြည် · ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် · မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
- Peak recorded area
- 675,971 km²
- 1990 CE
- Rulers on record
- 7
- from 2007 CE
- Data series
- 397
- 1990 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the northwest, China to the northeast, Laos and Thailand to the east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest.
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Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 59 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population136 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 54.9Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy125 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 67.3years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth101 obs · 1961 CE–2025 CE | 0.623% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration71 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | -39.7Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female70 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | 70.59years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male70 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | 64.18years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 152 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP Current Usd94 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 81.7Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Inflation60 obs · 1960 CE–2019 CE | 8.83% annual2019 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Mineral Rents % GDP52 obs · 1970 CE–2021 CE | 2%2021 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Natural Gas Rents % GDP52 obs · 1970 CE–2021 CE | 4.4%2021 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Oil Rents % GDP52 obs · 1970 CE–2021 CE | 0.0628%2021 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Total Natural Resource Rents % GDP52 obs · 1970 CE–2021 CE | 8.68%2021 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 44 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure % GDP59 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 6.79% of GDP2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Military Expenditure Usd59 obs · 1960 CE–2024 CE | 5Bcurrent US$2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Armed Forces Personnel33 obs · 1985 CE–2020 CE | 463Kpersons2020 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| CINC Score27 obs · 1990 CE–2016 CE | 0.0055CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption27 obs · 1990 CE–2016 CE | 22.9Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production27 obs · 1990 CE–2016 CE | 35Ktons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %97 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 16.87% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 42.4% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Surface Area63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 676.6Ksq. km2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Forest Land36 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | 27.1Mha2025 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Water Stress Level %36 obs · 1987 CE–2022 CE | 5.8%2022 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Water Withdrawal Agriculture %36 obs · 1987 CE–2022 CE | 88.56%2022 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 27 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.083index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.016index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.093index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.068index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Executive Years In Office34 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 2years2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 54 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Dpt Immunization %35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 71%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Freedom Of Expression Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.048index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Measles Immunization %35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 71%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10034 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 121.03per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance34 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 184.64%2023 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Basic Sanitation Access %25 obs · 2000 CE–2024 CE | 74.18%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
7 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Thein SeinHead of Government2007 CE – 2011 CE
- Thein SeinHead of State2011 CE – 2016 CE
- Aung San Suu KyiHead of Government2016 CE – 2021 CE
- Htin KyawHead of State2016 CE – 2018 CE
- Win MyintHead of State2018 CE – 2021 CE
- Min Aung HlaingHead of Government2021 CE –
- Myint SweHead of State2021 CE –
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Burmese
- Currency
- kyat (MMK), Burmese rupee, Burmese rupee
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1948 CE –
- ASEANASEANEconomic bloc · member1997 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Union of Myanmar is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.