Nepal vs Myanmar

Nepal
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Kathmandu
Population
29.7M
GDP
$43.3B
Myanmar
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Naypyidaw
Population
54.5M
GDP
$74.1B

POP 1.8x GDP 1.7x LE 3.5 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Nepal vs Myanmar

GDP Growth Rate126.4%Foreign Direct Investment94.8%Net Migration90.5%Poverty (< $2.15/day)76.7%Unemployment Rate72.5%Access to Clean Water72.4%Population Density60%Urban Population54.4%
MID pair: GDP Growth Rate is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population Density (Nepal, 60% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Population Density 207.1 82.9 2023
Urban Population 66.8% 30.4% 2024
Population 29.7M 54.5M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Nepal, 126% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
GDP Growth Rate 3.7% -1.0% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $56.9M $1.1B 2024
Unemployment Rate 10.5% 2.9% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.7% 8.8% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Infant Mortality Rate (Nepal, 32% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Infant Mortality Rate 22.2 32.8 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 25.1 36.9 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.2% 4.5% 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.0 0.8 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Nepal, 46% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.7% 2.0% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 68.7% 93.5% 2019

4 closer education rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Nepal, 31% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.8% 3.3% 2022

4 closer environment rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Myanmar, 72% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Access to Clean Water 16.5% 59.7% 2024
Access to Electricity 94.0% 76.8% 2023

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Myanmar, 91% spread)

Indicator Nepal Myanmar Year
Net Migration -401,282 -37,979 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.4% 10.3% 2022
Female Labor Participation 27.4% 41.0% 2024
Male Labor Participation 53.1% 69.7% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Nepal and Myanmar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Nepal vs Myanmar comparison

Nepal (LMC) and Myanmar (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 46% smaller; GDP is 42% smaller. Open with GDP Growth Rate (~126%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). South Asia vs East Asia & Pacific; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Nepal vs Myanmar figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.