Share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of the population with access to basic services was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 80.4% for share of the population with access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +4.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 80.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 80.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25.5% | 55.6% | 69.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 41.9% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 48.8% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 70.4% | 80.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Myanmar was 80.4% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.