Armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar
Myanmar: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.8733 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8733
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
27th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 2003
All-time low
0.5079
in 1985
Years of data
33
1985–2020
Armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar stood at 0.8733.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar peaked at 1.27 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5079, in 1985.
Myanmar ranks 27th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5079 | — |
| 1989 | 0.51 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5776 | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.708 | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6984 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7759 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7657 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8715 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9415 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9816 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9825 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.958 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9474 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9707 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9967 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9885 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9814 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9745 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8733 | -10.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8733 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8733 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5089 | 0.5079 | 0.51 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8261 | 0.5776 | 0.9825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 0.9474 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9745 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8733 | 0.8733 | 0.8733 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 24 Cyprus 0.9983 compare
- 25 Russia 0.9934 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.9099 compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.8547 compare
- 29 Colombia 0.8453 compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.8202 compare
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 armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Myanmar was 0.8733 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5079 in 1985.
- How does Myanmar rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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