South Korea vs Myanmar: How have things changed?, per capita

South Korea
0.0687 metric tons per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.0541 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
25th
Myanmar rank
28th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Myanmar
0.020.040.060.08196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0541 metric tons per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0146 metric tons per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0253 metric tons per person 0.015 metric tons per person 0.0103 metric tons per person South Korea
1970s 0.053 metric tons per person 0.0161 metric tons per person 0.0368 metric tons per person South Korea
1980s 0.0745 metric tons per person 0.0177 metric tons per person 0.0568 metric tons per person South Korea
1990s 0.0717 metric tons per person 0.0192 metric tons per person 0.0525 metric tons per person South Korea
2000s 0.0588 metric tons per person 0.0421 metric tons per person 0.0167 metric tons per person South Korea
2010s 0.0665 metric tons per person 0.0584 metric tons per person 0.0081 metric tons per person South Korea
2020s 0.071 metric tons per person 0.0532 metric tons per person 0.0178 metric tons per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, South Korea or Myanmar?
South Korea, at 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0541 metric tons per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between South Korea and Myanmar?
0.0146 metric tons per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Myanmar?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Myanmar rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
South Korea ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.