Human development index (Our World) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Human development index (Our World) was 0.609 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.609
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.61
in 2019
All-time low
0.347
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Myanmar stood at 0.609.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Myanmar peaked at 0.61 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.347, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 150th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.347 | — |
| 1991 | 0.354 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.368 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.374 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.381 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.385 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.396 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.399 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.406 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.415 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.423 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.433 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.443 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.453 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.463 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.473 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.483 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.468 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.504 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.515 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.525 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.535 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.546 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.557 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.566 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.574 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.587 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.61 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.609 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.605 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.606 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.609 | +0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.609 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.609 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3801 | 0.347 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4558 | 0.415 | 0.504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5615 | 0.515 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6072 | 0.605 | 0.609 | 4 |
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 human development index in Myanmar?
- Human development index in Myanmar was 0.609 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.347 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for human development index?
- Myanmar ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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