Asia · Southeast Asia
Capital: Naypyidaw
Myanmar
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Myanmar in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #63
Myanmar's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
54.9M
#27 of 196
87th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$81.67B
#84 of 196
57th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$5.01B
#48 of 196
76th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$15.4M
#122 of 196
38th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$20.50B
#57 of 196
71st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southeast Asia
- Country code
- MMR
- Neighbors
- BangladeshChinaIndiaLaosThailand
Three interesting facts
Myanmar shares land borders with 5 countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, and Thailand.
Myanmar spans roughly 676,578 square kilometers, placing it around 39th by area in this factbook.
Myanmar’s position in Southeast Asia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Myanmar on the map
Myanmar is located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand. Its terrain is central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands. The climate is tropical monsoon, cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September), less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). In area, the country is slightly smaller than Texas.
Economy
Economic profile
Myanmar's economy is characterized by slowly recovering Southeast Asian economy, household incomes weaken domestic consumption, growing trade deficit, declining employment, high inflation and reduced currency power, agriculture sector remains most stable. Major industries include agricultural processing, wood and wood products, copper, tin, tungsten, iron, cement, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, oil and natural gas, garments, jade and gems. Important agricultural products include rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, maize, groundnuts, plantains, fruits, coconuts, onions (2023). Notable exports include garments, natural gas, dried legumes, rare-earth metal compounds, precious stones (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Myanmar has an estimated population of 51,316,756. Language and cultural traditions vary across Myanmar. The population includes Burman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%. The urban population represents 32.1% of total population (2023).
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