Access to basic services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Access to basic services was 80.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 80.4 for 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, 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.
Access to basic services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9 | — |
| 2001 | 43 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 47 | +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 | -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, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | 47.08 | 41.9 | 51.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 | 48.8 | 69.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.76 | 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 access to basic services in Myanmar?
- Access to basic services in Myanmar was 80.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for access to basic services?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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